Women Who Drink addresses the growing public health crisis of alcohol use, overuse, and abuse among American women. Although women drink less alcohol than do men, the gender gap is rapidly closing. The question is, what aspects of women's lives have changed such that they drink more alcohol? Author Susan D. Stewart has interviewed over 600 women of all ethnicities and income levels to provide answers to that question. This book also explores the effects of alcohol use by women on their marriage, family, and work, and concludes with a groundbreaking chapter on the future implications if the percentages of women drinking continue to increase.

About the Author

Susan D. Stewart is a Professor of Sociology at Iowa State University. She received her Doctorate in Sociology from Bowling Green State University. Dr. Stewart is a family demographer whose research focuses on gender, structural diversity in families, family dynamics, and children and adults' physical, social, and emotional health. Her research has been supported by grants from the NICHD, USDA, Joint Center for Poverty Research, and the Annie E. Casey Foundation. She is author of Brave New Stepfamilies (Sage, 2007) and co-author of Marriages, Families, and Relationships, 13th Edition (Cengage, 2014) with Mary Ann Lamanna and Agnes Riedmann.

Book Information
ISBN 9781538127254
Author Susan D. Stewart
Format Hardback
Page Count 174
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 386g
Dimensions(mm) 237mm * 159mm * 17mm