Cultural Analysis as a Perspective for Gender-Informed Alcohol Treatment Research in a Swedish Context

Alcohol and Alcoholism 2009 44(6):615-619;

An exploratory study to investigate the role of culture in women's drinking at a clinic for women with alcohol problems in a Swedish treatment context.

Using cultural analysis as a perspective for gaining gendered information may allow for identifying new patterns within specific cultural and subgroup contexts. It may contribute new information to the following treatment research areas: gender-appropriate measurement issues; service integration; gender-appropriate services for women; and, drinking rituals and patterns.

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