Conversation with Robert Straus

This interview (conducted by a British Journal of Addiction staffer) with a sociologist who has been researching alcohol abuse & alcohol-related issues for over forty years explores the roots of his interest in the field, his career history & early influences, the fringe status of alcohol re...

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Published inBritish Journal of Addiction Vol. 84; no. 1; pp. 7 - 17
Main Author Straus, Robert
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.1989
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Alcohol Abuse
History of Sociology
Theoretical Problems
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Summary:This interview (conducted by a British Journal of Addiction staffer) with a sociologist who has been researching alcohol abuse & alcohol-related issues for over forty years explores the roots of his interest in the field, his career history & early influences, the fringe status of alcohol research in the immediate post-WWII era, & the federal government's growing role in alcohol issues. His major research projects -- on alcohol use among homeless males, college students, & Italian Americans -- are described in detail, & his recommendations for continued biobehavioral studies are summarized. 17 References. K. Hyatt
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Address for reprints: Professor Robert Straus, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Science, College of Medicine Office Building, Lexington, Kentucky, 40536-0086, U.S.A.
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ISSN:0952-0481
2056-5178
DOI:10.1111/j.1360-0443.1989.tb00547.x