Cultural society? Alcohol is considered to be one of the great privileges allowed to be consumed by adults. It is often used as a social lubricant to make an individual more comfortable. Despite the many negative effects it might have‚ it typically outweighs the resistance to not drink. For decades now‚ the resistance to not drink in the Native American culture has been a battle. A study was done by the centers for disease control and prevention found out that 66 percent of Native Americans‚ who died from
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experienced by American Indians where use was known‚ 48% of the offender was under the influence of alcohol‚ 9% were under the influence of drugs‚ or 14% were under the influence of both.” Says the Bureau Of Justice Statistics. Alcohol related violence is a big problem on Native American Reservations around the country and it is up to us to stop it. Domestic violence in the US has increasingly become a larger problem because of an increase of alcohol and drug consumption. “Alcohol allows the abuser
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As an outlet for depression‚ many Native Americans have turned to alcohol. In fact‚ “Native Americans have the highest weekly alcohol consumption of any ethnic group” (Chartier). Alcohol has wreaked havoc on countless Indian communities. For example‚ in The Diary of a Part Time Indian‚ during a short period of time‚ Junior loses his grandmother‚ Eugene‚ and his sister. In Junior’s tribe‚ “about 90 percent of the deaths have been because of alcohol” (Alexie 200). Junior’s grandmother perished when
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destroys lives‚ relationships and families all over the world. Native Americans seem to have suffered immensely by it. Since the coming of the Englishmen and the introduction of new knowledge and tools Native people have been trying to hold on to their own culture and their own way of life. Unfortunately with them came new items for consumption‚ alcohol was one of the main ingredients to the internal downfall of Native populations. Native American populations suffer greatly due to the ongoing epidemic of
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Introduction The essay describes the designed programme to combat the identified social problem of girl children’s organized marriages in Winterveld community found in the north of Pretoria. Children are forced or convinced to believe in marriages with elderly man in their community who seemed to have power or money these include foreign nationals who own small businesses. Some of the marriages are also organized based on religious reasons believed by parents involved. Parents do these for various
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INTRODUCTION It may be useful to describe community psychology by distinguishing it from other disciplines with which it is closely allied. Community psychology is like clinical psychology and community mental health in its action orientation. That is‚ community psychology aims to promote human welfare. But community psychology arose largely out of dissatisfaction with the clinician’s tendency to locate mental health problems within the individual. Community psychologists are more likely to see threats
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The term ‘community’ cannot be defined from one perspective due to its complexity and the complex reality or context in which it exists and as well as the complexity of human nature. Community psychology is mainly concerned with individuals‚ groups and the community as a whole. Community psychologists have their own definitions of the concept ‘community’. Those studying community are introduced to new explanations to the terms community and community psychology for a better understanding. These new
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Alcohol abuse is a serious issue affecting certain groups of Natives in Alaska. Alcohol abuse is a type of substance abuse‚ that present itself when an individual starts drinking heavily which eventually leads to addictive behaviors. The point of this paper isn’t to blame any particular individual or group in this matter‚ rather to establish awareness and try to come with solutions. The majority of society has overlooked this problem mainly because it does not affect them and that the Alaska Natives
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experiences‚ strengths‚ or other qualities that can address challenges in a setting. Social resources occur in relationships among members of the setting‚ including shared beliefs‚ values‚ formal rules‚ informal norms‚ group events‚ and shared sense of community. Even physical aspects of a setting are resources: a library with rooms for group study‚ quiet nooks for individual study‚ and a place to take a break. Adaptation- this principle concerns the transactions between person and environment. This is
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The Northern Native Americans were known as “savages” by the European settlers‚ but actually they created some of the greatest civilizations in history. The lands and social cultures that European explored thought they “discovered” had in fact been developed way before they had arrived. When the European settlers arrived in North America they found an unknown continent largely populated by around 350 Native American civilizations. The Northern Native Americans ways of life may have differed but
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