Readings (Listing does not imply endorsement)
Cahalan, D. Why does the alcoholism field act like a ship of fools? British Journal of Addiction, 1979, 74, 235-238.Chauncey, R. L. New careers for moral entrepreneurs: teenage drinking. Journal of Drug Issues, 1980, 45-70.
Dimeff, L. A., et al. To the editor. Journal of the American Medical Association, 1998, 273(24), 1903-1904.
Gusfield, J. The Culture of Public Problems. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press, 1981.
Haines, M. P. Social Norms Approach to Preventing Binge Drinking at Colleges and Universities. Newton, Massachusetts: Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention, 1996. (This very useful book is available free by calling 1-800-676-1730).
Mauss, A. L. Science and Social Movements, and Cynicism: Appreciating the Political Context of Sociological Research in Alcohol Studies, In: Roman, P. M. (Ed.) Alcohol: the Development of Sociological Perspectives on Use and Abuse. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies, 1991. Pp. 187-204.
Ross, H. L., and Hughes, G. Getting MADD in vain: drunk driving - what not to do. The Nation, 1986, 243, 663-664.
Rubin, S. Binge drinking: a campus killer. The Readers Digest, 1998, (#919), 74. (This is included as an example of the treatment of "binge" drinking in the popular press).
Shuckit, M. A. The editor responds. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 1998, 123-124.
Weiner, C. The Politics of Alcoholism. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Transaction Books, 1981.
Zylman, R. OVERemphasis on alcohol may be costing lives. The Police Chief, 1974, 41, 64-67.
