The Culture of Public Problems: Drinking-Driving and the Symbolic Order
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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...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0226310949
ISBN13:9780226310947
Release Date:September 1984
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:278 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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A Classic
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
This book is just a Classic for whoever want to explore social construction behind academic work.
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