Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (SJHSS)
Volume-3 | Issue-01 | 151-154
Review Article
A Sociological Analysis of Alcohol & Tobacco Impact on Family: Case Studies Conducted on Labour Residing In an Industrial Area of Baddi, Himachal Pradesh
Monica Munjial Singh, Viney Dhiman
Published : Jan. 30, 2018
Abstract
This sociological research analysis was conducted during the year 2017
in the month of August to December. This study explored some factors in relation
to alcohol & tobacco use among labourer class (from 18 years – below 50) age
group. The present case study has been done on labour class working in the
organized & unorganized sector and was carried out in an industrial town of Baddi,
Himachal Pradesh which is known as the pharmaceutical capital of India. This
study was focused on the socio-economic implication of alcohol & tobacco on the
life of industrial worker’s family. The purposive sampling was used to decide the
samples and three case studies were carried out with the help of some focused
group discussion conducted with the community members. The target population
was the user (both alcohol & tobacco) & one of the family members residing with
him/her. This involved purposively chosen families who narrated the stories about
alcohol & tobacco and it’s harmfully impacts on them. These families helped the
researcher to observe some qualitative findings based on these two intoxicants. The
present result suggested that socio-cultural, religion-custom, beliefs factors played
an important role in context with alcohol & tobacco consumption. This affects the
marriage stability, emotional well-being of the child, user’s behaviour, misuse of
these two intoxicants.