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Relative Risk Concept: C.K’s Alcoholic Behavior
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Relative Risk Concept: C.K’s Alcoholic Behavior
The ratio of the likelihood of an event happening in the group that is exposed and the
likelihood of an event happening in the group that is not exposed is known as relative risk
(Tenny & Hoffman, 2017). The relative risk of an event such as lung cancer development in
individuals exposed to smoking and those who are not exposed (nonsmokers), for instance,
would be the likelihood of lung cancer development for smokers (exposed group) divided by the
likelihood of lung cancer development for non-exposed group (nonsmokers) (Tenny & Hoffman,
2017). The risk that is relative does not indicate the actual risk of an incident happening, but
rather the chance of an event happening in the group that is exposed versus the group that is not
exposed (Tenny & Hoffman, 2017). This study presents a description of how C.K a friend of
mine got engaged in alcoholic behavior, which she thought was important and also explains how
social situations and cultural elements conditioned beliefs in her situation.
Description of C.K’s Alcoholic Behavior
C.K. began drinking at a young age and was known as "the party ignition" by her peers in
the high school. She could still go out with whoever she was with for a beer. What started off as
a good time turned into a living night-mare. Her drinking escalated throughout her high
school, school of business, and her very first law firm that she worked at. On asking her the
reason that caused her to start taking liquor, she explained that in her family her mother
including her grandmother used to take liquor and therefore she saw it to be a nice thing to do.
Also most of her friends were alcoholics except me as I was not exposed to it as from my
background and had turned off such a desire in my life. Her alcohol was under her control when
she was younger; she had the energy to get wasted each and every night and still attend to her

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1 Relative Risk Concept: C.K’s Alcoholic Behavior Student Name Institution Affiliation Course Tutor Date 2 Relative Risk Concept: C.K’s Alcoholic Behavior The ratio of the likelihood of an event happening in the group that is exposed and the likelihood of an event happening in the group that is not exposed is known as relative risk (Tenny & Hoffman, 2017). The relative risk of an event such as lung cancer development in individuals exposed to smoking and those who are not exposed (nonsmokers), for instance, would be the likelihood of lung cancer development for smokers (exposed group) divided by the likelihood of lung cancer development for non-exposed group (nonsmokers) (Tenny & Hoffman, 2017). The risk that is relative does not indicate the actual risk of an incident happening, but rather the chance of an event happening in the group that is exposed versus the group that is not exposed (Tenny & Hoffman, 2017). This study presents a description of how C.K a friend of mine got engaged in alcoholic behavior, which she thought was important and also explains how social situations and cultural elements conditioned beliefs in her situation. Description of C.K’s Alcoholic Behavior C.K. began drinking at a young age and was known as "the party ignition" by her peers in the high school. She could still go out with whoever she was with for a beer. What started off as a good time turned into a living night-mare. Her drinking escalated throughout her high school, school of bu ...
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