Rigorous Honesty
A Cultural History of Alcoholics Anonymous 1935-1960
Seiten
2025
Academica Press (Verlag)
9781680535754 (ISBN)
Academica Press (Verlag)
9781680535754 (ISBN)
Exploring Alcoholics Anonymous' origins within the context of the 1930s, the study reveals how Prohibition, the temperance movement, and the Great Depression shaped its initial framework. World War II and a conservative postwar shift spurred an explosive transformation into a global fellowship.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) was founded in 1935. A great deal has been written about the addiction program and its membership, but little scholarship has been done on how it reflected the culture of the 1930s and Great Depression. Kevin Kaufmann's Rigorous Honesty investigates what AA can tell us about America in the 1930s. It begins by examining the temperance movement and prohibition era and how they influenced the program's initial design and foundational texts. With the advent of World War II, Alcoholics Anonymous, like the rest of the nation, underwent enormous changes. AA spread across the country and considerably increased its membership. The fellowship went from a slow-growing, grassroots movement to an international organization almost overnight. As American culture took a decidedly conservative turn in the postwar era, Alcoholics Anonymous changed its message to suit not only the changing political climate country but its evolving economy as well.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) was founded in 1935. A great deal has been written about the addiction program and its membership, but little scholarship has been done on how it reflected the culture of the 1930s and Great Depression. Kevin Kaufmann's Rigorous Honesty investigates what AA can tell us about America in the 1930s. It begins by examining the temperance movement and prohibition era and how they influenced the program's initial design and foundational texts. With the advent of World War II, Alcoholics Anonymous, like the rest of the nation, underwent enormous changes. AA spread across the country and considerably increased its membership. The fellowship went from a slow-growing, grassroots movement to an international organization almost overnight. As American culture took a decidedly conservative turn in the postwar era, Alcoholics Anonymous changed its message to suit not only the changing political climate country but its evolving economy as well.
Kevin Kaufmann is celebrating his 16th year of employment at Loyola University Chicago, where he received his Ph.D. in 2011. In that time, he has taught multiple courses and served in several administrative capacities. Kevin received his master's from Michigan State University in 1995 and his undergraduate degree from Ohio University in 1991. He lives in Chicago.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 11.03.2025 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Bethesda |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sucht / Drogen | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781680535754 / 9781680535754 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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