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

描述：这项研究旨在记录 年轻人对饮酒的信念、知识和行为 来自美国人口最多的保留地纳瓦霍民族。 建立在美国印第安人中关于饮酒的文献基础上 首席调查员研究酒精和 关于职业，拟议的研究将阐明对以下问题的规范理解 酒精、饮酒模式和纳瓦霍人之间的就业 21岁和24岁。此外，这项研究旨在评估人际关系 (1)饮酒模式，(2)对酒精的信念和知识，以及 (3)这些纳瓦霍年轻人的就业和失业经历 成年人。 建议的一等奖研究设计包括纵向 使用经典人类学方法进行的五年人种学研究 自然观察和半结构化访谈。民族志 采访样本将包括来自钦勒的56名纳瓦霍年轻人， 亚利桑那州，位于纳瓦霍民族的中心。参与者 观察在一定程度上受到采访结果的指导，将在 在社区周围年轻人经常光顾的地方。这些 观察性设置将包括饮酒地点以及 那些不鼓励饮酒的地方。 这项拟议的研究侧重于年轻人的寿命部分。 因为它代表了人口中处于最大风险的一部分 因为大量酗酒，并且经历了不成比例的 如酒后驾车和暴力行为逮捕等问题指标。这 研究结果应该会对纳瓦霍·杨有一个最新的了解 成人饮酒规范，大规模研究的必要先导 与这一人群相关的努力。因此，拟议的研究 应该揭示一个不仅纳瓦霍部落面临的繁重问题， 但其他美国印第安人群体也是如此。

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.