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An Analysis of the Conspiracy: Media, Industry, Health and Welfare Workers and Government
Author(s) -
Hawks D. V.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
australian alcohol/drug review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.018
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1465-3362
pISSN - 0726-4550
DOI - 10.1080/09595238580000351
Subject(s) - denial , welfare , government (linguistics) , public relations , business , media industry , political science , psychology , law , linguistics , philosophy , psychoanalysis
While it is accepted by most clinicians that denial forms part of the alcoholic's response to his problem and is often shared by his close associates, it is less frequently acknowledged that the same mechanism operates at a societal level. Examples are given of the operation of denial and of minimisation which implicate the health professions, governments and government agencies, the alcohol industry, the media and the international community.