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: 2046720
• 负责人: DOROTHY L MILLER
• 金额: $ 23.15万
• 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/2046720
• 关键词: African American; alcoholism /alcohol abuse prevention; 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.

最近的许多研究表明， 非洲裔美国人的问题。 相比之下， 研究了以社区为基础的酒精相关预防的急剧上升， 这一人群的活动。 以下研究的目的 是探索非洲人中与酒精有关的激进主义浪潮， 自20世纪80年代末以来，美国人的势头一直在增强。主要 本研究的目的是提供一个运动的描述性分析 并在当代社会语境中阐释其兴起与发展。 这项研究将研究参与者如何框架酒精相关的问题 以及他们的解决方案;他们如何选择和实施特定的变革 战略;以及这些战略对公众产生了哪些结果和影响 与酒精使用有关的话语。 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， 六个非裔美国人社区 社区研究将 基于对关键线人的采访和对当地 报纸、公民文件和社区团体的文献。（二） 对来自区域或国家网络的50名参与者进行访谈， 积极参与酒精问题预防工作的组织。 这些网络可能会相互作用，影响当地的政策活动; 此外，它们可以直接处理国家或州一级管理问题， 与酒精使用有关的政策。 拟议的项目将增加政策和理论 关于酒精相关问题的文献。 它将为我们提供 非裔美国人对酒精的看法和动员策略 预防活动家。 这些结果应该是非常感兴趣的， 酒精政策和预防专家。 此外，研究将 为酒精相关社会研究做出重大贡献 贫困和非白人社区的运动，因为现有的大部分 该领域的文献（例如，关于母亲反对酒后驾车或 基于酒精的十二个步骤组）是基于工作之间 中产阶级白人