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Peer reviewedKahn, Marvin W. – Journal of Rural Community Psychology, 1986
Compares high rates of psychosocial disorders found among American Indians, Eskimos, and Australian Aborigines. Relates high rates of disorders such as alcohol abuse, depression, suicide, family instability, delinquency, and accidental death to experiences of traditional cultures with western domination. Reviews major psychosocial explanations of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Alcoholism, American Indians
