Society and its influence on alcohol use among women
Three case reports from India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12921507 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Uttara Chari (0000-0001-6065-7467, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, corresponding author), E A Shereena (National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences), Prabhat Chand (0000-0001-8807-5610, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences), L N Suman (National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 137-144 |
| Publication date | 2011-08-10 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Culture and Mental Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1754-2863 • E-ISSN: 1754-2871 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17542863.2011.571378 |
| OpenAlex | W2053886458 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 13 |
Alcohol consumption has been found to vary in prevalence, patterns of use and consequences across socio-demographic variables such as age, gender, socio-economic status and ethnicity. Studies have reported discrepant findings with regard to the phenomenology of alcohol dependence among women across societies. It is proposed that the social structure based on lineal organization may be a contributory factor. Utilizing the case reports of three women with alcohol dependence from the lower socio-economic strata, this paper attempts to conceptualize problem drinking within the social milieu of patriarchy. Adapting from the stress-process model, the proposed framework considers the patriarchal organization to have contributed to both sociological and personal vulnerabilities among these women. It is proposed that the respective patriarchs and prevalent social stresses, norms and expectations mediated both the initiation and continued consumption of alcohol. This implicates a pertinent need to expand interventions from merely focusing on the alcohol dependent individual to including even societal components
Alcohol · Alcohol consumption · Consumption (sociology · Demographic economics · Economics · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Patriarchy · Phenomenology (philosophy · Poison control · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Social science · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Gender Studies · Health disparities and outcomes · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |