Drinking, Conduct Disorder, and Social Change

Description

"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. Because Navajo life has changed markedly over the past two generations, it also examines the role of urbanization and universal schooling in reshaping Navajo youth and considers the implications for changing patterns of alcohol use in adulthood. 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."--Jacket.

First Sentence

Heavy alcohol use has been a problem for Native Americans for generations, so much so that it has been called their number one health problem.

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Other Editions

• Drinking, Conduct Disorder, and Social Change: Navajo ExperiencesOxford University Press, USA2000-03-15
• Drinking, Conduct Disorder, and Social ChangeOxford University Press2000-01-01
• Drinking, Conduct Disorder, and Social ChangeEbsco Publishing2000-01-01