The social and psychological reasons for the alcohol problem among Aborigines and the implications this has for the introduction of alcohol into an Aboriginal community. 1972.

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Albrecht, Paul G. E. The social and psychological reasons for the alcohol problem among Aborigines and the implications this has for the introduction of alcohol into an Aboriginal community.

The social and psychological reasons for the alcohol problem among Aborigines and the implications this has for the introduction of alcohol into an Aboriginal community. 1972.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/271765461

Lack of indigenous rules for use, lack of totemic / ritual precedent, contrast between European emphasis on individual and Aboriginal emphasis on group identity, breakdown of traditional social control mechanisms, pressures of relationships and gift giving (cites case of Albert Namatjira), drinking rights as status symbol, alcohol as solution to social problems, depreciation of male role, loss of traditional outlets of expression; implications training for settlement staff, community development; brief resume of Finke River Mission and Hermannsburg experience - policy changes.

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