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The Experiences of Lesbians in Alcoholics Anonymous

Joanne M. Hall

Health Maintenance Department, School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

A feminist ethnographic study of lesbians' experiences in recovery from alcohol problems was done to understand from their perspectives how they identified alcohol use as problematic, sought help, experienced health care interactions and participation in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), and maintained recovery. Through community-based purposive sampling in San Francisco, 35 lesbians recoveringfrom alcoholproblems participated in semistructured ethnographic interviews of 2 hours duration, which were subsequently interpreted using ethnographic coding, narrative analysis, and matrix analysis. A majorfinding was thatparticipation in AA wasfraught with tension in three areas. Each tension was defined by two poles of experience that appear to be in conflict. They were assimilation versus differentiation, authority versus autonomy, and false consciousness versus politicization. These tensions are elaborated and supported by examplesfrom the women 's interviews. Nursing implications regarding the role of AA in recovery for marginalized women are discussed.

Western Journal of Nursing Research, Vol. 16, No. 5, 556-576 (1994)
DOI: 10.1177/019394599401600508
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