Within today’s society, alcohol has become a main role in our social culture. It is hard to find someone that has not tried some form of alcohol. Whether it be direct contact or through a friend or family, everyone has interacted with alcohol and the effects it can have. The majority of people are aware of the common results of over excessive drinking like drowsiness, nausea, and liver damage. Despite this, there is not much awareness about the harmful and addictive effects taking in such a substance can have on oneself or what going to the extreme can do to a family from a psychological and sociological perspective. Alongside this, many are also unaware of how the ten catholic social teachings apply to alcoholism and the church’s perspective …show more content…
Contradictory to what the majority would like to believe alcohol does have many different effects on the brain. Alcohol is known as what we call a depressant, which in other words means that alcohol has the ability to disrupt the equilibrium of sensitive chemicals and process within one’s brain. This induced imbalance causes a change in one’s actions, thoughts, and feelings. On top of these side effects it can also have long-term mental health consequences such as. With that being said, many people take advantage of alcohol’s brain altering powers and use it as a temporary means to self medicate away anxiety, depression, PTSD and much more. However many are unaware that alcohol can also make the symptoms worse, or in severe cases, lead to addiction. Alcohol addiction can have a wider effect than just the individual that is doing the abusing. Alcohol can also affect one’s partner, children and family. Alcoholism has an especially dire effect on the psyche of the child when there is an attempt to keep silent about the addiction. Instead of reaching out for …show more content…
However, the society we live in still encourages drinking as a means to socialize, totally disregarding the long-term. Some long-term effects for society include, .
This research paper will help enable sociologists to determine what the ongoing effects have on an alcoholic and further provides information on the long-term effects that society has to deal with. The significance of alcoholism and sociology is the ability of sociologists to research and discover how human behaviour is affected on many aspects of its effects on a person. An alcoholic can be described as someone who is addicted to drinking alcoholic beverages in excess. What starts out as social drinking can lead to excessive drinking and the many problems associated with alcohol abuse and i...
CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHINGS
Human Dignity Alcohol, alters our personalities and affects the decisions we make. When we get drunk we are no longer completely in control or rational. We are not only disrespectful to ourselves but we disregard the human dignity of others. Human life is precious and when we get intoxicated we can put those lives in danger. For example; drunk driving, drunk fighting. Dignity