The social aspects of alcoholism

There is a genetic component among alcoholics nonetheless," says Dr Philip Opondo, head of psychiatric department at Nyangagbwe Referral Hospital.

Sociological theories analyse social, cultural and psychological variables to illustrate that the behaviour of an alcoholic vary systematically across groups, societies and communities. The social learning theory purport that an alcoholic undergoes a psychological process through social structural factors which impact on individual behaviour. Human beings are social beings who are subjected to various social orientations depending on the communities they reside in.