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Oetting, E. R.; Goldstein, George S. – 1980
Because of the relatively high rate of drug use among American Indian adolescents, this project was planned to survey the use of drugs, especially inhalants, by American Indian children aged 9-12. As a means of gathering data, interviews were rejected in favor of a simply-worded survey administered to over 1000 children in 9 Southwestern tribes.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, American Indians, Children, Community Characteristics
Peer reviewedBagarozzi, Dennis A. – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1982
Demonstrates how concepts derived from General Systems Theory can be used to understand and treat families living in impoverished, isolated rural communities in the South. Suggests interventions frequently need to be directed at the community system as a whole if community rules are to be modified for second-order change. (Author)
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Influence, Community Support, Counseling Techniques
