title: Slipping and sobriety; the functions of drinking in Alcoholics Anonymous.
abstract: A.A. groups create pressures and provide expectations that encourage some members to resume drinking. Members' responses to these relapses contribute to group solidarity and strengthen the boundaries between the norms of sobriety and deviant behavior.
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000436:Alcoholics Anonymous; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology; D001290:Attitude; D006801:Humans; D012931:Social Environment