Drinking, Conduct Disorder, and Social Change: Navajo Experiences
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (839 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195136152 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 262 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Because Navajo life has changed markedly over the past two generations, it also examines the role of urbanization and universal school in reshaping Navajo youth and considers the implications for changing patterns of alcohol use in adulthood. In addition the book explores a wide range of timely issues such as domestic violence, factors associated with resistance to alcohol abuse as well as remission and recovery, the treatment and prevention of alcohol dependence, and the implications of pursuing either population-based preventive interventions or interventions focussed on high risk individuals or groups.. Based on interviews with more than a thousand Navajo Indian men and women, this book examines the associations between childhood experiences and behavior and the development of alcohol dependence in adulthood
Kunitz is at University of Rochester. Levy is at University of Arizona. Jerrold E. . Stephen J
From Experience I read this book from cover to cover during one of my frequent retreats to the local sweat lodge. After a few too many cans of Kylon Arcylic (gold is my fav!), my resulting state of mind and body will instruct me to take refuge there.I feel that the basic thrust of the book is right on - we basically are a spiritual type of people who, when drinking alcohol, will often take great delight in running our almost new automobiles, bought with our casino revenue, out of gas and oil, only to abondon them by the roadside without so mu
The determination of the risk factor of conduct disorder before the age of 15 is a starting point for prevention, but in the overall scheme of the prevelance of alcohol dependency in the entire population, it is actually a small risk factor. The stories of the participants are excellent views of the problem and examples of how some have coped."--Choice Middletown, CT, May 2001"The many issues confounding the culture of the Navajos are presented in this book, and the main focus is on the problem of alcohol dependency. This poses a dilemma when considering the availability of limites resources for pre