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The epidemiology of alcoholic cirrhosis in two southwestern Indian tribes
Quarterly journal of studies on alcohol • 32 (3) • Published In 1971 • Pages: 706-720
By: Kunitz, Stephen J., Levy, Jerrold E., Odoroff, C. L., Bollinger, J..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article considers contrasting drinking patterns among the Hopi and the Navajo as an explanatory factor in differences in cirrhosis rates between the two tribes. The authors contend that it is not so much acculturation stress which is the cause of heavy drinking but rather cultural ethos, drinking patterns, and social control mechanisms which account for differences in alcoholism and cirrhosis rates.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Alcoholic beverages
- Social offenses
- Alcoholism and drug addiction
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Navajo
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2004
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Medical Sociologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Marlene Martin ; Richard A. Wagner ; 1985
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1956-1967
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- U.S. Public Health Service hospitals in Phoenix and Window Rock, Arizona, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- By S. J. Kunitz, J. E. Levy, C. L. Odoroff and J. Bollinger
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 42012551
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Navajo Indians