Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Disguised Unemployment and Changing Forms of Work
- 2 The Social Costs of Unemployment
- 3 Data Sources and Methods
- 4 Reverse Causation: Findings on the Selection Hypothesis
- 5 Leaving School: Self-esteem in an Unwelcoming Economy
- 6 Early Adulthood: Alcohol Misuse and Underemployment
- 7 Settling Down: Psychological Depression and Underemployment
- 8 Extending the Employment Continuum: Well-Being in Welfare Transitions
- 9 The Next Generation: Underemployment and Birthweight
- 10 Conclusions
- 11 New Directions
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- References
- Name Index
- Subject Index
6 - Early Adulthood: Alcohol Misuse and Underemployment
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 July 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Disguised Unemployment and Changing Forms of Work
- 2 The Social Costs of Unemployment
- 3 Data Sources and Methods
- 4 Reverse Causation: Findings on the Selection Hypothesis
- 5 Leaving School: Self-esteem in an Unwelcoming Economy
- 6 Early Adulthood: Alcohol Misuse and Underemployment
- 7 Settling Down: Psychological Depression and Underemployment
- 8 Extending the Employment Continuum: Well-Being in Welfare Transitions
- 9 The Next Generation: Underemployment and Birthweight
- 10 Conclusions
- 11 New Directions
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- References
- Name Index
- Subject Index
Summary
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
Proverbs 31:4… we often wonder if those of us who are apt to stand apart and judge thriftless drunkards with but little sympathy would, under similar conditions, have done better than they! … living in a poor house and dingy street, and returning to it night by night after nine or ten hours of unskilled work, which rouses neither interest nor ambition … what wonder if, in their effort to introduce some colour into the drab monotony of their lives, they fall victims to the allurements of the bookmaker or publican, or lose heart and join the ranks of those who have ceased to strive?
Rowntree & Lasker, 1911, pp. 185–186INTRODUCTION
Alcohol Misuse, Stress, and Employment
Alcohol Disorder and Its Causes. Alcohol misuse can be defined in various ways, including heavy consumption (i.e., binge drinking) and symptoms reflecting abuse (adverse personal and social consequences) or dependence (difficulty stopping drinking). One national survey estimated lifetime prevalence for alcohol abuse as 13.8% and bound it much higher for men (23.8%) than for women (4.6%) (Helzer, Burnam, & McEvoy, 1991). Alcohol disorder not only has high prevalence, but it can also result in severe outcomes both to the individual and to his or her loved ones, such as family disruption, psychological distress, and death by cirrhosis or automobile accident.
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- The Social Costs of UnderemploymentInadequate Employment as Disguised Unemployment, pp. 111 - 133Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2003