Spaces of sobriety/sites of power: Examining social model alcohol recovery programs as therapeutic landscapes

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 649-661

  Wilton, Robert ^a   DeVerteuil, Geoffrey ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

12 steps; Alcohol recovery; Alcoholics anonymous; California; Governmentality; Therapeutic landscapes; USA

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PEER GROUP;

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SAN FRANCISCO; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744806356     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.01.022     Document Type: Article

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