ALCOHOL-RELATED SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS

非裔美国人中与酒精相关的社会运动

• 批准号: 2516820
• 负责人: DOROTHY L MILLER
• 金额: $ 28.65万
• 依托单位: SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS CORPORATION
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1995
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1995-09-01 至 1999-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/2516820
• 关键词: African American; alcoholism /alcohol abuse prevention; behavioral /social science research tag; community; health care policy; health related legal; human subject; self help organization; social behavior; social change; social group process

Many recent studies have described elevated rates of alcohol-related problems among African-Americans. in comparison, little research has examined the dramatic rise of community-based alcohol-related prevention activities in this population group. The purpose of the following study is to explore the current wave of alcohol-related activism among African- Americans that has been gaining momentum since the late 1980's. The major goals of the study are to provide a descriptive analysis of the movement and explain its rise and development in the contemporary social context. The study will examine how participants frame alcohol-related problems and their solutions; how they select and implement particular change strategies; and what outcomes and impacts these strategies have on public discourse related to alcohol use. The two primary research strategies of the project are to: (1) Conduct in-depth studies of changes in alcohol-related prevention activities in six African-American communities since 1975. The community studies will be based on interviews with key informants and reviews of local newspapers, civic documents, and literature from community groups. (2) interview 50 participants from regional or national networks or organizations that are active in alcohol problems prevention efforts. These networks may interact with an influence local policy activities; in addition, they may directly address national or state-level regulatory policies related to alcohol use. The proposed project will add to both the policy and theoretical literature on alcohol-related problems. it will provide insights into the perceptions and mobilization strategies of African-American alcohol prevention activists. These results should be of great interest to alcohol policy and prevention specialists. In addition, the study will make a major contribution to research regarding alcohol-related social movements in poor and non-white communities since much of the existing literature in this area (e.g., on Mothers Against Drunk Driving or Alcohol Anonymous-based Twelve Step Groups) is based on work among middle-class whites.

最近的许多研究都描述了与酒精相关的比率上升 非洲裔美国人的问题。相比之下，几乎没有研究表明 调查了以社区为基础的与酒精相关的预防措施的急剧上升 在这个人口群体中的活动。以下研究的目的是 是为了探索当前非洲人中与酒精相关的激进主义浪潮- 自20世纪80年代末以来，美国人的这种势头一直在增强。S 这项研究的目标是对这一运动进行描述性分析 并阐释其在当代社会语境中的兴起和发展。 这项研究将考察参与者如何描述与酒精有关的问题 以及他们的解决方案；他们如何选择和实施特定的变化 战略；以及这些战略对公众有什么结果和影响 与饮酒有关的话语。 该项目的两个主要研究策略是：(1)进行 深入研究与酒精有关的预防活动的变化 自1975年以来，有六个非裔美国人社区。社区研究将会 基于对关键线人的采访和对当地 报纸、公民文件和来自社区团体的文学作品。(2) 采访来自区域或国家网络的50名参与者或 积极参与酒精问题预防工作的组织。 这些网络可能会对当地的政策活动产生影响； 此外，它们还可以直接涉及国家或州一级的监管 与饮酒有关的政策。 拟议的项目将增加政策和理论上的 有关酒精相关问题的文献。它将为您提供对 非裔美国人对酒精的认知和动员策略 预防积极分子。这些结果应该是人们非常感兴趣的 酒精政策和预防专家。此外，这项研究将 对与酒精相关的社会问题的研究做出了重大贡献 贫困和非白人社区的运动，因为许多现有的 这一领域的文献(例如，关于母亲反对酒后驾驶的文献或 基于酒精匿名的十二个步骤组)基于以下工作 中产阶级白人。