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Recent developments in alcoholism:the workplace

C R Janes1, G M Ames

  • 1Department of Anthropology, University of Colorado at Denver 80217.

Recent Developments in Alcoholism : an Official Publication of the American Medical Society on Alcoholism, the Research Society on Alcoholism, and the National Council on Alcoholism
|January 1, 1993
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Workplace culture significantly influences employee drinking behaviors and problems. Understanding organizational norms, working conditions, and external cultural factors is key to addressing alcohol use in occupational settings.

Area of Science:

  • Sociology of Work
  • Occupational Health
  • Organizational Behavior

Background:

  • Research often links work environments to employee drinking behaviors and alcohol-related problems.
  • Previous studies frequently identify work-related risk factors without fully exploring underlying cultural influences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To foreground the role of culture in understanding the relationship between the work environment and drinking behavior.
  • To re-examine established work-related risk factors for alcohol problems as dimensions of organizational cultural processes.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing research on alcohol use in occupational contexts.
  • Analysis of four key perspectives highlighting cultural processes at work related to alcohol consumption.

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Main Results:

  • Organizational norms, definitions of problem drinking, and social control mechanisms shape alcohol use.
  • Work conditions (powerlessness, alienation, stress) can lead to alcohol use as a coping mechanism.
  • External cultural factors (regional, ethnic, religious) interact with organizational norms affecting alcohol behaviors.
  • Development of occupationally based drinking subcultures is a significant cultural process.

Conclusions:

  • Workplace culture is a critical, often overlooked, determinant of employee drinking patterns and problems.
  • A cultural perspective offers a more comprehensive understanding of alcohol use in complex organizations.
  • Interventions addressing alcohol-related issues in the workplace should consider cultural dynamics.