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French, Laurence; Hornbuckle, Jim – American Indian Quarterly, 1977
Violence among the Qualla Cherokees is due mainly to intensive in-group tensions generated by the restrictive reservation environment. Marginal enculturation, limited social mobility, complex subcultural interaction, and alcohol are all contributing factors. (Author/NQ)
Descriptors: Aggression, Alcoholism, American Indians, Behavior Patterns
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Jones-Saumty, Deborah; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1983
Investigated within-group differences for Indians with (N=28) and without (N=32) familial history of alcoholism; and assessed cross-cultural differences for Indian (N=31) and Caucasian (N=39) social drinkers with a familial history of alcoholism. Results showed no psychological functioning differences between the Indian groups, but cross-cultural…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, American Indians, Behavior Patterns, College Students
LaDue, Robin A.; And Others – 1981
To provide some directions for the design and implementation of innovative health programs, both on an individual and community level, this paper, using both empirical and anecdotal sources, explores some of the possible psychological mechanisms Indian people have used to endure overt and covert Federal policies and social attitudes of termination…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Alcoholism, American Indian Culture, American Indians