The differences between abstainers, moderate drinkers and heavy drinkers were examined
in American Indians living in Los Angeles, California. Equal numbers of these three groups …

Indians traditionally lived. The larger society dealt only with the related peripheral problems,
such as the need for increased police and medical services in small towns that catered to …

In behavioral science literature, the drinking patterns of some Native Americans have
received considerable attention. Because the modal Indian drinking style has been viewed …

This article describes the major life styles and drinking patterns of the “everyday” Winnebago
and Santee Dakota of Sioux City, Iowa. An intensive research strategy and a methodology …

Despite major increases in alcohol-related health problems and indications of shifts in the
cultural role of alcoholic beverages among US blacks, few studies have examined drinking …

There is a certain irony to the fact that alcohol has recently come to play a variety of
important roles in the lives of many native populations throughout North America. This is one …

This paper presents a critical discussion of the definitions, conceptual models, and
methodological issues that researchers should consider in studies of sociocultural …

This research reports the drinking patterns and alcohol problems in three ethnic groups of
the US population: Whites, Blacks and Hispanics. Respondents were sampled randomly …

that I have never done any systematic research on drinking patterns among North American
Indians. I have done field work in many parts of North America, however, and I have been …

Associations of subjective reasons for drinking with heavy drinking, frequent drinking and
alcohol abuse or dependence were estimated. Respondents were 725 Mexican-American …