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One for the Road
Author | : Barron H. Lerner |
Publsiher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 2011-10-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781421403496 |
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Don’t drink and drive. It's a deceptively simple rule, but one that is all too often ignored. And while efforts to eliminate drunk driving have been around as long as automobiles, every movement to keep drunks from driving has hit some alarming bumps in the road. Barron H. Lerner narrates the two strong—and vocal—sides to this debate in the United States: those who argue vehemently against drunk driving, and those who believe the problem is exaggerated and overregulated. A public health professor and historian of medicine, Lerner asks why these opposing views exist, examining drunk driving in the context of American beliefs about alcoholism, driving, individualism, and civil liberties. Angry and bereaved activist leaders and advocacy groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving campaign passionately for education and legislation, but even as people continue to be killed, many Americans remain unwilling to take stronger steps to address the problem. Lerner attributes this attitude to Americans’ love of drinking and love of driving, an inadequate public transportation system, the strength of the alcohol lobby, and the enduring backlash against Prohibition. The stories of people killed and maimed by drunk drivers are heartrending, and the country’s routine rejection of reasonable strategies for ending drunk driving is frustratingly inexplicable. This book is a fascinating study of the culture of drunk driving, grassroots and professional efforts to stop it, and a public that has consistently challenged and tested the limits of individual freedom. Why, despite decades and decades of warnings, do people still choose to drive while intoxicated? One for the Road provides crucial historical lessons for understanding the old epidemic of drunk driving and the new epidemic of distracted driving.
Driving the Drunk Off the Road
Author | : Sandy Golden |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Alcohol |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105043808638 |
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One for the Road
Author | : Barron H. Lerner |
Publsiher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 2011-10-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781421401904 |
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Introduction : what's the harm? -- The discovery of drunk driving -- Science and government enter the fray -- The MADD mothers take charge -- The movement matures and splinters -- Lamb, lightner, and libertarians : a backlash -- Conclusion: more (and more) stories.
The Culture of Public Problems
Author | : Joseph R. Gusfield |
Publsiher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780226310947 |
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"Everyone knows 'drunk driving' is a 'serious' offense. And yet, everyone knows lots of 'drunk drivers' who don't get involved in accidents, don't get caught by the police, and manage to compensate adequately for their 'drunken disability.' Everyone also knows of 'drunk drivers' who have been arrested and gotten off easy. Gusfield's book dissects the conventional wisdom about 'drinking-driving' and examines the paradox of a 'serious' offense that is usually treated lightly by the judiciary and rarely carries social stigma."—Mac Marshall, Social Science and Medicine "A sophisticated and thoughtful critic. . . . Gusfield argues that the 'myth of the killer drunk' is a creation of the 'public culture of law.' . . . Through its dramatic development and condemnation of the anti-social character of the drinking-driver, the public law strengthens the illusion of moral consensus in American society and celebrates the virtues of a sober and orderly world."—James D. Orcutt, Sociology and Social Research "Joseph Gusfield denies neither the role of alcohol in highway accidents nor the need to do something about it. His point is that the research we conduct on drinking-driving and the laws we make to inhibit it tells us more about our moral order than about the effects of drinking-driving itself. Many will object to this conclusion, but none can ignore it. Indeed, the book will put many scientific and legal experts on the defensive as they face Gusfield's massive erudition, pointed analysis and criticism, and powerful argumentation. In The Culture of Public Problems, Gusfield presents the experts, and us, with a masterpiece of sociological reasoning."—Barry Schwartz, American Journal of Sociology This book is truly an outstanding achievement. . . . It is sociology of science, sociology of law, sociology of deviance, and sociology of knowledge. Sociologists generally should find the book of great theoretical interest, and it should stimulate personal reflection on their assumptions about science and the kind of consciousness it creates. They will also find that the book is a delight to read."—William B. Bankston, Social Forces
Safe Road Home
Author | : Karen Goodman,Kirk Simon |
Publsiher | : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : DVD-ROMs |
ISBN | : 1402732783 |
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Accompanied by a DVD of an HBO documentary entitled: Smashed--toxic tales of teens and alcohol.
Frequently Asked Questions About Drinking and Driving
Author | : Holly Cefrey |
Publsiher | : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Total Pages | : 66 |
Release | : 2008-08-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781404218093 |
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Explains the dangers of drinking and driving, ways people can prevent drunk driving, and the laws across the country.
Confronting Drunk Driving
Author | : H. Laurence Ross |
Publsiher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 1994-01-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0300058659 |
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The author of this book argues that drunk driving is more than just a criminal issue. He offers a practical approach to the problem of drunk driving, one that combines criminal deterence with other efforts to reduce the number of deaths caused by drivers under the influence of alcohol.
The Visual Detection of DWI Motorists
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 18 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Drunk driving |
ISBN | : IND:30000056944105 |
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