Social change and psychosocial adaptation in the Pacific islands : cultures in transition / edited by Anthony J. Marsella, Ayda Aukahi Austin, Bruce A. Grant - New York : Springer, c2005. - xviii, 307 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - International and cultural psychology .
Introduction; Social Change in the Pacific; The Dynamics of Cultural Trauma; Globalization of Human Services for Indigenous Youth in the Northern Territory, Australia; Fiji's Move into the 21st Century; Federated States of Micronesia; Guam; Understanding Substance Use and Violent Behavior in a Native Hawaiian Community; The Republic of the Marshall Islands; Alcohol and Drug Use in Honiara, Solomon Islands; Building Capacity for Epidemiologic Surveillance of Alcohol and other Drug Problems in the US-Related Pacific Islands. The Pacific Islands in Transition: Contrasts and Similarities.
The history of the Pacific Islands is noted for great upheavals, from colonization to tribal warfare, natural disasters to nuclear testing. This work aims to sensitively balance situations applicable across this vast geographical area with data and events relevant to individual nations in Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia.
9780387232928 0387232893 (ebook)
2004063228
Social change--Pacific Area
Social change--Oceania
Culture conflict--Pacific Area
Culture conflict--Oceania
Social problems--Pacific Area
Social problems--Oceania
303.4091823 SO CI
Introduction; Social Change in the Pacific; The Dynamics of Cultural Trauma; Globalization of Human Services for Indigenous Youth in the Northern Territory, Australia; Fiji's Move into the 21st Century; Federated States of Micronesia; Guam; Understanding Substance Use and Violent Behavior in a Native Hawaiian Community; The Republic of the Marshall Islands; Alcohol and Drug Use in Honiara, Solomon Islands; Building Capacity for Epidemiologic Surveillance of Alcohol and other Drug Problems in the US-Related Pacific Islands. The Pacific Islands in Transition: Contrasts and Similarities.
The history of the Pacific Islands is noted for great upheavals, from colonization to tribal warfare, natural disasters to nuclear testing. This work aims to sensitively balance situations applicable across this vast geographical area with data and events relevant to individual nations in Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia.
9780387232928 0387232893 (ebook)
2004063228
Social change--Pacific Area
Social change--Oceania
Culture conflict--Pacific Area
Culture conflict--Oceania
Social problems--Pacific Area
Social problems--Oceania
303.4091823 SO CI