TY - JOUR
T1 - Alcoholics anonymous and spiritual recovery
T2 - A cultural perspective
AU - Westermeyer, Joseph
PY - 2014/7/3
Y1 - 2014/7/3
N2 - Spirituality and culture overlap in supporting recovery in such areas as altered states, altruism, belief, and meaning. Conceiving recovery in spiritual and cultural terms facilitates development of recovery plans. The following are dimensions of recovery bridge spirituality and culture: (1) change in composition of the intimate social network, (2) transition from egotism to altruism, (3) evolution from anomie to positive self-identity, (4) prominence of time and misery in spiritual re-birth and reacculturation, and (5) Alcoholics Anonymous facilitation in accessing social support for sobriety, coping with the culture at large, and guiding spiritual rebirth and reacculturation.
AB - Spirituality and culture overlap in supporting recovery in such areas as altered states, altruism, belief, and meaning. Conceiving recovery in spiritual and cultural terms facilitates development of recovery plans. The following are dimensions of recovery bridge spirituality and culture: (1) change in composition of the intimate social network, (2) transition from egotism to altruism, (3) evolution from anomie to positive self-identity, (4) prominence of time and misery in spiritual re-birth and reacculturation, and (5) Alcoholics Anonymous facilitation in accessing social support for sobriety, coping with the culture at large, and guiding spiritual rebirth and reacculturation.
KW - acculturation
KW - altered state of consciousness
KW - altru-ism
KW - belief
KW - intimate social network
KW - meaning
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U2 - 10.1080/07347324.2014.907049
DO - 10.1080/07347324.2014.907049
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84903695902
SN - 0734-7324
VL - 32
SP - 157
EP - 172
JO - Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly
JF - Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly
IS - 2-3
ER -
