Social Transition in the North: A Workshop in Conjunction with the 1999 AAAS Arctic Science Conference

作为1999年美国科学促进会北极科学会议的一部分，阿拉斯加土著科学委员会将举办一个关于北方社会转型主题的研讨会。讨论的主题将包括自杀、家庭和家庭结构、药物滥用、传统治疗、复原力、营养、老龄化、儿童发展、死亡率趋势和对分娩的态度。讲习班的目标是审查现有数据，以便科学和教育研究人员了解资料档案，并提出个案研究，说明现有数据的广度。研讨会的结果将为研究人员和教育工作者提供一个机会，在社会转型迅速发生并对研究界产生重大影响的时候，讨论对北极居民重要的话题。

OPP-9983728COCHRAN, PATRICIAUNIVERSITY OF ALASKA-ANCHORAGEThe Alaska Native Science Comiinission will hold a workshop on the topic of Social Trinsition in the North as part of-thc 1999 American Association for the Advancement of Science Arctic Science Conference. The discussion subjects will include suicide, household and family Structures, substance abuse, traditional healing, resiliency, nutrition, aging, child development, trends in mortality, and attitudes toward child birth. The objectives of the workshop are to examine existing data for orientation of scientific and educational researchers to the archive of information and to present case studies to illustrate the breadth of data available. ]'he results of the workshop will provide an opportunity for researchers and educators to discuss topics important to Arctic residents at a time when social transitions are rapidly occurring and have significant impacts that are Linder study in the research community.