NAVAJO YOUNG ADULT DRINKING--BELIEFS, KNOWLEDGE, & WORK

描述：本研究旨在记录 年轻人饮酒的信念、知识和行为 来自美国人口最多的保留地纳瓦霍族 基于美洲印第安人饮酒的文献 以及首席研究员研究酒精的经验， 职业，拟议的研究将解释对职业的规范性理解 酒精，饮酒模式，以及纳瓦霍人之间的就业， 21岁和24岁。 此外，本研究旨在评估 （1）饮酒模式，（2）关于酒精的信念和知识， (3)这些纳瓦霍年轻人的就业和失业经历 成年人了 拟议的FIRST奖研究设计包括一个纵向 五年的人种学研究，使用经典的人类学方法， 自然观察和半结构化访谈。 民族志 访谈样本将由来自Chinle 56名纳瓦霍年轻人组成， 亚利桑那州，位于纳瓦霍民族的中心。 参与者 观察，部分由访谈结果指导，将在 在年轻人经常光顾的社区周围。 这些 观察设置将包括饮酒发生的地点以及 那些不鼓励喝酒的地方。 这项拟议中的研究集中在寿命的年轻成年人部分 因为它代表了一部分处于最高风险的人群 因为大量酗酒， 比如酒后驾车和因暴力行为而被捕 这 这项研究的结果应该会让人们对纳瓦霍年轻人有一个更新的了解， 成年人的饮酒规范，大规模研究的必要前提 与这一人群相关的工作。 因此，拟议的研究 应该能揭示出一个不仅是纳瓦霍部落面临的棘手问题， 还有其他美洲印第安人群体

DESCRIPTION: This study is designed to document the current state of beliefs, knowledge, and behavior surrounding alcohol use among young adults from the most populous reservation in the United States, the Navajo Nation. Building upon the literature on drinking among American Indian populations and the Principal Investigator's experience researching alcohol and occupations, the proposed study will explicate normative understandings of alcohol, patterns of drinking, and employment among Navajos who are between 21 and 24 years of age. Moreover, this study aims to assess relationships between (1) drinking patterns, (2) beliefs and knowledge about alcohol, and (3) experience with employment and unemployment among these Navajo young adults. The proposed FIRST Award research design consists of a longitudinal five-year ethnographic study using the classical anthropological methods of naturalistic observations and semi-structured interviews. The ethnographic interview sample will consist of 56 Navajo young adults from Chinle, Arizona, located in the heart of the Navajo Nation. Participant observation, guided in part by the interview findings, will take place in and around the community in settings frequented by young adults. These observational settings will include sites where drinking occurs as well as those where drinking is discouraged. The proposed study focuses on the young adult portion of the lifespan because it represents a section of the population which is at greatest risk for heavy binge drinking and which experiences a disproportionate number of such problem indicators as DUIs and arrests for violent behavior. This study's findings should produce an updated understanding of Navajo young adults' drinking norms, a necessary precursor for large-scale research efforts with relevance to this population. Accordingly, the proposed study should shed light on an onerous problem faced not only by the Navajo tribe, but other American Indian groups as well.