Book
A study of social and economic problems in Unalaska, an Aleut village
University Microfilms • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1972 • Pages:
By: Jones, Dorothy Miriam.
Abstract
The purpose of this dissertation was 'to examine the perceptions of members of the community to a given set of issues and to the agencies involved in these issues' (p. 2). Five issues of primary concern to the village were examined: work, education, health, child welfare, and aggression. A history of Unalaska Island from aboriginal times to the present is included. This historical summary concentrates on how the issues the author plans to discuss were handled in earlier times. The summary draws largely on sources already in the Aleut file and is indexed for only HISTORY (175). As a social work dissertation, the source is oriented toward the human problems of the community and suggestions for their solution, rather than a purely descriptive point of view. Each chapter ends with, and the conclusion consists of policy recommendations. Suggestions for reorganizing the village for greater native control are also included in the conclusion. These have been zeroed out but may be found in category 116. The author only lived in Unalaska for two months, but is a resident of the Aleutian area and hence was able to have intermittent contacts with a number of Unalaskans over the following six months.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2007
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Arctic and Subarctic
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Social Scientist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Martin Malone ; 1975
- Field Date
- July 1967- March 1968
- Coverage Date
- 1960-1968
- Coverage Place
- Unalaska, Alaska, United States
- Notes
- Dorothy Miriam Jones
- UM70-6048
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-242)
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of California, Berkeley, 1969
- LCSH
- Aleuts