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Jellinek revalued

Jellinek revalued PurposeSince the Jellinekian Foundation of modern alcohol studies 75 years ago, no one has yet systematically studied the role of his ethnographic studies, his university attendance and engagement in psychoanalytic work leading to the birth of his first book (published in 1917), which applied an ethnographic approach. The purpose of this paper is to uncover and show the ethnographic, experimental psychological and psychoanalytic roots in Jellinek’s different models of alcohol problems, from the conventional medical one, though the Alcoholics Anonymous-inspired concept, to the species of alcoholism theory.Design/methodology/approachUsing the data from their research in the archives of Budapest, Berlin, Leipzig and Grenoble, the authors examine Jellinek’s scientific output in alcohol studies. They focus on data related to Jellinek’s activity in statistics, ethnography including field work and the business model of psychoanalysis.FindingsDrawing from various traditions of science, Jellinek acquired considerable sources of knowledge with the help of his friends and teachers during his formative years, which later led him to renew and transform his models of alcohol problems. New data on Jellinek’s personal history, a by-product of the archival research, is also presented.Practical implicationsThe Jellinekian heritage, including his cross-fertilisation approach, represents a vast reserve for addiction science.Originality/valueThis paper not only adds to the understanding of the history of addiction, but might also lead to a rearranging of our knowledge about the founder of the field. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Drugs and Alcohol Today Emerald Publishing

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Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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1745-9265
DOI
10.1108/DAT-10-2015-0058
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Abstract

PurposeSince the Jellinekian Foundation of modern alcohol studies 75 years ago, no one has yet systematically studied the role of his ethnographic studies, his university attendance and engagement in psychoanalytic work leading to the birth of his first book (published in 1917), which applied an ethnographic approach. The purpose of this paper is to uncover and show the ethnographic, experimental psychological and psychoanalytic roots in Jellinek’s different models of alcohol problems, from the conventional medical one, though the Alcoholics Anonymous-inspired concept, to the species of alcoholism theory.Design/methodology/approachUsing the data from their research in the archives of Budapest, Berlin, Leipzig and Grenoble, the authors examine Jellinek’s scientific output in alcohol studies. They focus on data related to Jellinek’s activity in statistics, ethnography including field work and the business model of psychoanalysis.FindingsDrawing from various traditions of science, Jellinek acquired considerable sources of knowledge with the help of his friends and teachers during his formative years, which later led him to renew and transform his models of alcohol problems. New data on Jellinek’s personal history, a by-product of the archival research, is also presented.Practical implicationsThe Jellinekian heritage, including his cross-fertilisation approach, represents a vast reserve for addiction science.Originality/valueThis paper not only adds to the understanding of the history of addiction, but might also lead to a rearranging of our knowledge about the founder of the field.

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Drugs and Alcohol TodayEmerald Publishing

Published: Dec 5, 2016

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