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Drink : the intimate relationship between women and alcohol / Ann Dowsett Johnston.

Johnston, Ann Dowsett.
2013
HV5137 .J645 2013 (Mapit)
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Title
Drink : the intimate relationship between women and alcohol / Ann Dowsett Johnston.
Author
Johnston, Ann Dowsett.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780062241795
0062241796
Published
New York, NY : HarperWave, [2013]
Language
English
Description
305 pages ; 24 cm
Call Number
HV5137 .J645 2013
Dewey Decimal Classification
362.292082
Summary
"In Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol, award-winning journalist Anne Dowsett Johnston combines in-depth research with her own personal story of recovery, and delivers a groundbreaking examination of a shocking yet little recognized epidemic threatening society today: the precipitous rise in risky drinking among women and girls.With the feminist revolution, women have closed the gender gap in their professional and educational lives. They have also achieved equality with men in more troubling areas as well. In the U.S. alone, the rates of alcohol abuse among women have skyrocketed in the past decade. DUIs, "drunkorexia" (choosing to limit eating to consume greater quantities of alcohol), and health problems connected to drinking are all rising--a problem exacerbated by the alcohol industry itself.Battling for women's dollars and leisure time, corporations have developed marketing strategies and products targeted exclusively to women. Equally alarming is a recent CDC report showing a sharp rise in binge drinking, putting women and girls at further risk.As she brilliantly weaves in-depth research, interviews with leading researchers, and the moving story of her own struggle with alcohol abuse, Johnston illuminates this startling epidemic, dissecting the psychological, social, and industry factors that have contributed to its rise, and exploring its long-lasting impact on our society and individual lives"-- Provided by publisher.
"An exploration of the rise in alcohol consumption and abuse among women in recent years. Drink covers health risks, marketing, current trends and sociological underpinnings of this new epidemic. The author beautifully weaves reportage with her personal recovery story into a compelling and informative narrative addressing one of the most pressing issues for women today"-- Provided by publisher.
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Pt. 1: Singing backwards
The monkey diary : the beginning of the end
Out of Africa : a family unravels
You've come the wrong way, baby : closing the gender gap on risky drinking
The future is pink : the alcohol industry takes aim at the female consumer
The age of vulnerability : the consequences of drinking young
Binge : the campus drinking culture
Pt. 2: On the edge of the Big Lonely
Searching for the off button : drinking to forget, drinking to numb
Self-medication : mood disorders and alcohol, a seductive combination
Romancing the glass : a slim stem of liquid swagger
The modern woman's steroid : popping the cork on mother's little helper
The last taboo : drinking and pregnancy
The daughters' stories : growing up with an alcoholic mother
Pt. 3: Healing
In which everything changes : getting sober, staying sober
Breaking the trauma cycle : the mother-arid-child reunion
Something in the water : shaping a strong public health strategy
Wrestling with the God thing : spirituality and sobriety
Stigma : a call to action
Becoming whole : in which I recover my self.

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