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Negative implications of fragmented public perspectives toward local alcohol programs

Author(s) -

Gore William J.,

Leek K. Mark

Publication year - 1987

Publication title -

american journal of community psychology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113

H-Index - 112

eISSN - 1573-2770

pISSN - 0091-0562

DOI - 10.1007/bf00915213

Subject(s) - health psychology , public health , substance abuse prevention , alcohol abuse , psychological intervention , psychology , mental health , social psychology , public relations , substance abuse , criminology , political science , medicine , psychiatry , nursing

Strengthening local alcohol programs so as to emphasize primary prevention is an active concern among mental health professionals; yet interventions intended to achieve this aim have produced only modest shifts in program orientation in most communities. An analysis of data obtained from those active in local affairs in a small community, using Q-sort techniques, suggested that contrasting perspectives toward alcohol abuse as a social problem may stand as an unseen barrier to relevant change.

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