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Some Alcohol-Related Consequences for Women May Signal an Escape from Interpersonal Violence
Mathematics Department, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI, USA
Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School; Department of Be-havioral and Social Sciences, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Mathematics Department, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI, USA
ISO|Verisk Analytics, Jersey City, NJ, USA
History and Social Sciences Department, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI, USA
Information Systems and Analytics Department, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI, USA
- 1 Mathematics Department, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI, USA
- 2 Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School; Department of Be-havioral and Social Sciences, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
- 3 Mathematics Department, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI, USA
- 4 ISO|Verisk Analytics, Jersey City, NJ, USA
- 5 History and Social Sciences Department, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI, USA
- 6 Information Systems and Analytics Department, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI, USA
Advances in Applied Sociology·Volume 11 (2021)·Pages 177–184·Published 1 April 2021·DOI10.4236/aasoci.2021.114013
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Abstract
Alcohol-related negative consequences can be very costly and emotionally devastating for those with Alcohol Use Disorder and those around them. Such, consequences include driving under the influence motor vehicle accident fatalities, other accidental deaths, and cirrhosis. We investigate two main queries using the data from Project COMBINE (Anton et al., 2006) to determine which negative consequences are most frequent for women, and to determine whether there are differences across ethnicity (for women) on negative consequences. The research method is secondary data analysis. An interpretation of the results turn s the typical perspective on its head: We posit that results suggest women are escaping from interpersonal violence, which is of course an excellent outcome.
KeywordsAlcoholConsequencesWomenWomen of Color
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