Traditional Family Values and Substance Abuse : The Hispanic Contribution to an Alternative Prevention and Treatment Approach

Traditional Family Values and Substance Abuse : The Hispanic Contribution to an Alternative Prevention and Treatment Approach - The Plenum Series in Culture and Health

Softcover reprint of the original 1st Edition 2002

Paperback (17 Sep 2012)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Based on findings from a sample of nearly 1,100 Puerto Ricans living in the New York area, this book posits that adhering to traditional cultural values (for example, the family) has the socially desirable consequence of discouraging such deviant behaviors as substance abuse. The authors conclude that promoting specific values will not prevent certain individual and social ills; rather, promoting a `sense of tradition' itself is needed.

Book information

ISBN: 9781461351764
Publisher: Springer US
Imprint: Springer
Pub date:
Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st Edition 2002
Language: English
Number of pages: 220
Weight: 367g
Height: 235mm
Width: 155mm
Spine width: 13mm