Under the influence : a case study of the Elks, MADD, and DUI policy / John C. Mero.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mero, John C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elks (Fraternal order).

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (Organization).

Drunk driving--Law and legislation--United States.

Drunk driving.

Public interest groups--Political aspects--United States.

Public interest groups.

United States--Social life and customs.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 139 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, Inc., 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines how DUI laws, an undeniably good public policy, may have had negative unintended consequences for the Elks, one of the oldest lodge-based voluntary associations in America. To examine this empirically, author John C. Mero conducted interviews with fifty-five California and Florida Elk Exalted Rulers.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1 The Elks, MADD, and DUI Policy; Part I; 2 From Jolly Corks to Elks; 3 The Elk Lodge Bar; 4 American Fraternal Associations and the Elks; Part II; 5 The Origin and Growth of MADD; 6 Interest Groups, Professional Advocacy Groups, and MADD; Part III; 7 MADD on the Rise; 8 Elks in Decline; 9 Why Is the Decline of the Elks Important?; Part IV; 10 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Mero, John C. Under the influence : a case study of the elks, madd, and dui policy.

ISBN:

0-7618-6559-4

0-7618-6560-8