Addict Abstinence and the Illusion of Alternatives

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EthosVolume 5, Issue 2 p. 138-150 Free Access Addict Abstinence and the Illusion of Alternatives John Schwartzman, John Schwartzman is an associate, Center for Family Studies, Family Institute of Chicago, Department of Psychiatry at Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago. I would like to thank Helen Schwartzman, Charles Kramer, and Larry Feldman for their criticism and suggestions and the Attorney General of Illinois Public Health Trust for financial support. A version of this paper was presented at the 74th annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association, San Francisco, December 1975. The term “illusion of alternatives,” from Weakland and Jackson (1958), originally was used to describe the “no win” situation of the schizophrenic in his family.Search for more papers by this author John Schwartzman, John Schwartzman is an associate, Center for Family Studies, Family Institute of Chicago, Department of Psychiatry at Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago. I would like to thank Helen Schwartzman, Charles Kramer, and Larry Feldman for their criticism and suggestions and the Attorney General of Illinois Public Health Trust for financial support. A version of this paper was presented at the 74th annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association, San Francisco, December 1975. The term “illusion of alternatives,” from Weakland and Jackson (1958), originally was used to describe the “no win” situation of the schizophrenic in his family.Search for more papers by this author First published: Summer 1977 https://doi.org/10.1525/eth.1977.5.2.02a00020Citations: 5 AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat REFERENCES Agar, Michael. 1969. Ripping and Running. Seminar Press. Agar, Michael. 1975. Selecting a Dealer. American Ethnologist 2(1): 47– 59. Bateson, Gregory. 1972. Steps to an Ecology of Mind. Ballantine Books. 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