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Anthropological Studies Related to Health Problems of North American Indians

Author: Robert S. Corruccini
Publisher: Ardent Media
ISBN: 9780842271578
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 182

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White Man's Water

Author: Erica Prussing
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816529434
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 284

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In recent years, efforts to recognize and accommodate cultural diversity have gained some traction in the politics of US health care. But to date, anthropological perspectives have figured unevenly in efforts to define and address mental health problems. Particularly challenging are examinations of Native peoples’ experiences with alcohol. Erica Prussing provides the first in-depth assessment of the politics of Native sobriety by focusing on the Northern Cheyenne community in southeastern Montana, where for many decades the federally funded health care system has relied on the Twelve Step program of Alcoholics Anonymous. White Man’s Water provides a thoughtful and careful analysis of Cheyenne views of sobriety and the politics that surround the selective appeal of Twelve Step approaches despite wide-ranging local critiques. Narratives from participants in these programs debunk long-standing stereotypes about ”Indian drinking” and offer insight into the diversity of experiences with alcohol that actually occur among Native North Americans. This critical ethnography employs vivid accounts of the Northern Cheyenne people to depict how problems with alcohol are culturally constructed, showing how differences in age, gender, and other social features can affect involvement with both drinking and sobriety. These testimonies reveal the key role that gender plays in how Twelve Step program participants engage in a selective and creative process of appropriation at Northern Cheyenne, adapting the program to accommodate local cultural priorities and spiritual resources. The testimonies also illuminate community reactions to these adaptations, inspiring deeper inquiry into how federally funded health services are provided on the reservation. This book will appeal to readers with an interest in Native studies, ethnography, women’s studies, and medical anthropology. With its critical consideration of how cultural context shapes drinking and sobriety, White Man’s Water offers a multivocal perspective on alcohol’s impact on health and the cultural complexities of sobriety.

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Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
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First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.

The North American Indian

Author: United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Library Division
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Community development
Languages : en
Pages : 76

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The North American Indian

Author: United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Library
Publisher:
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Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 76

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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2132

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Selected Readings in the Anthropology of Religion

Author: Stephen D. Glazier
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313057958
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 298

Book Description
Brings together in one volume a number of key theoretical and methodological advances in the anthropological study of religion. Chapters cover important topics not ordinarily included in books dealing with the anthropology of religion (e.g., bipedalism, the study of alcohol, film and video images, notions of religious agency). In addition, this collection is intended to build bridges between anthropologists of religion and religious studies scholars. Over the last four decades, anthropologists have grappled with the dialectical relationship between the examination of cultures from the emic, or insider, perspective, and the etic, or outsider, perspective. Nowhere is this creative tension more evident than in the anthropological study of religion. In this volume, anthropologists and religious studies scholars come to terms not only with a landscape that has shifted fundamentally, but a landscape that is still shifting. Essays in this collection raise new and important issues for the anthropological study of religion in new and important ways. In intensely personal essays, a number of contributors address two fundamental concerns in the study of religion: (1) how should anthropologists deal with the beliefs and practices of others?, and (2) how should anthropologists deal with their own religious backgrounds and beliefs as these may affect their understanding of the beliefs and practices of others? A partial resolution to both questions is necessary before the anthropological study of religion can advance to a higher level.

Anthropological Studies Related to Health Problems of North American Indians

White Man's Water

Current Catalog

The North American Indian

The North American Indian

Books in Print

Selected Readings in the Anthropology of Religion

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