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Social Crisis and Aboriginal Alcohol Abuse *
Author(s) -
Larsen Knud S.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
australian journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1839-4655
pISSN - 0157-6321
DOI - 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1979.tb00650.x
Subject(s) - project commissioning , publishing , alcohol abuse , backlash , criminology , sociology , white (mutation) , psychology , psychiatry , media studies , social science , political science , engineering , law , mechanical engineering , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
This article summarizes the major results of three studies into aboriginal alcohol abuse in and around Perth. The first study was based on in‐depth interviews with thirty‐one officers and members of sixteen Perth community organizations. In addition, a review of impressionistic arguments and research documents was also completed. This section also includes a structured interview with the thirty‐one respondents. The second study examined the fringe dwellers' situation through interviews with four community workers and thirty‐five camp inhabitants. The final study reported on interviews with a representative sample of fifty‐three Perth whites to ascertain the nature of the ‘white backlash’. Overall the results support the predominant role of environmental alcohol abuse and the need for a long term, organic approach.