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Shaver, Lisa – College English, 2012
In 1837, Margaret Prior became the first female missionary for the American Female Moral Reform Society. She traveled throughout the poorest neighborhoods in New York City--entering barrooms, brothels, and sickrooms. Based on an analysis of Prior's missionary reports, published in the society's periodical and included in her memoir, this essay…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Information Dissemination, Global Approach, Females
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Caetano, Raul; Vaeth, Patrice A. C.; Rodriguez, Lori A. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the association between acculturation, birthplace, and alcohol-related social problems across Hispanic national groups. A total of 5,224 Hispanic adults (18+ years) were interviewed using a multistage cluster sample design in Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Houston, and Los Angeles. Multivariate analysis…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Mexican Americans, Acculturation, Alcohol Abuse