"From the World of Falsehood to the World of Truth": Recovery and reflexivity in Clubs of Families with Alcohol-related Problems in Crete

The potential for a critical realist community psychology in the Greek context is not yet apparent. In this article, we present the results of a qualitative study that adheres to critical realism and community psychology principles. The study's focus is the lives of members of the 12 Clubs of F...

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Published in:Journal of community psychology 2025-01, Vol.53 (1), p.e22796
Main Authors: Vavvos, Andreas, Tzanakis, Manolis, Triliva, Sofia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Alcoholism - psychology
Family - psychology
Female
Greece
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Male
Middle Aged
Qualitative Research
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Summary:The potential for a critical realist community psychology in the Greek context is not yet apparent. In this article, we present the results of a qualitative study that adheres to critical realism and community psychology principles. The study's focus is the lives of members of the 12 Clubs of Families with Alcohol-related Problems (CFAP) that operate on Crete. The empirical material was derived from fieldwork notes, minutes from CFAP weekly meetings, and interviews provided by 13 CFAP members. Participants conceptualized the path from alcohol addiction to sobriety as a transition from a world of falsehood and deceit ("fractured reflexivity") to a world of truth and communalism ("communicative reflexivity"). The article argues that CFAP's "regime of truth" prioritizes communicative reflexivity as the desirable mode of reflexivity, while at the same time contributing to an ambivalent political stance towards the oppressive structural arrangements that promote addiction.
ISSN:0090-4392
1520-6629
1520-6629
DOI:10.1002/jcop.22796