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Notes on some White Mountian Apache social pathologies

Plateau42 • Published In 1969 • Pages: 11-19

By: Levy, Jerrold E., Kunitz, Stephen J..

Abstract
This article is a preliminary discussion of the authors' study of 'social pathologies' -- alcoholism, homicide, and suicide -- among the Western Apache. Based on records and published materials, the authors' findings indicate that, compared to the rest of the nation, homicide rates are high, but that alcoholism (as measured by incidence of cirrhosis) may not be as great a problem as is often said. Further, they suggest that historical materials seeem to indicate that drinking, homicide, and suicide may be continuations of aboriginal patterns rather than post-reservation coping behaviors.
Subjects
Mortality
Alcoholic beverages
Offenses against life
Alcoholism and drug addiction
culture
Western Apache
HRAF PubDate
2002
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Eleanor C. Swanson ; Marlene Martin ; 1980
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
White Mountain Apache, San Carlos Indian Reservation, east central Arizona, United States
Notes
By Jerrold E. Levy and Stephen J. Kunitz
Includes bibliographical references (p. 19)
LCCN
32008235
LCSH
Western Apache Indians