Denzin offers a uniquely phenomenological approach to explain the development of an alcoholic s sense of self that is fragmented, defensive and subjective. He discusses behavioural and psychoanalytic theories of the problem and considers the views of alcoholics themselves. He places the disease within a broader social context, arguing that the alcoholic s internal conflicts reflect the dichotomies and contradictions in society.
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Denzin offers a uniquely phenomenological approach to explain the development of an alcoholic s sense of self that is fragmented, defensive and subjective. He discusses behavioural and psychoanalytic theories of the problem and considers the views of alcoholics themselves. He places the disease within a broader social context, arguing that the alcoholic s internal conflicts reflect the dichotomies and contradictions in society.
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