Research Catalog

Title

Social change and psychosocial adaptation in the Pacific Islands / edited by Anthony J. Marsella, Ayda Aukahi Austin, Bruce A. Grant.

Publication

New York : Springer, ©2005.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Marsella, Anthony J.
• Austin, Ayda Aukahi.
• Grant, Bruce (Bruce A.)

Description

xviii, 307 pages : illustrations, map; 25 cm.

Summary

• "The history of the Pacific Islands is noted for great upheavals, from colonization to tribal warfare, natural disasters to nuclear testing. More recently, political change, increasing technology and urbanization, and conflict between traditional and Western cultures have led to considerable social problems in the region. Substance and alcohol abuse, violence, cultural displacement, and suicide bring uncertainty to day-to-day life and stretch already overextended social resources."
• "Social Change and Psychosocial Adaptation in the Pacific Islands sensitively balances situations applicable across this vast geographical area with data and events relevant to individual nations in Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia. Chapters are written by native clinicians, cultural anthropologists, cross-cultural psychologists, and other professionals serving the region. Each provides historical background, details the country's ethnic makeup, summarizes major cultural identity/survival issues, and examines its existing health care and mental health care systems."--Jacket.

Series Statement

International and cultural psychology series

Uniform Title

International and cultural psychology series.

Subject

• Social change > Pacific Area > Congresses
• Social change > Oceania > Congresses
• Culture conflict > Pacific Area > Congresses
• Culture conflict > Oceania > Congresses
• Social problems > Pacific Area > Congresses
• Social problems > Oceania > Congresses
• Social change
• Social history
• Conflict (Psychology)
• Social Change
• Social Conditions
• Conflict, Psychological
• social history
• Social history
• Culture conflict
• Social change
• Social conditions
• Social problems
• Sociale verandering
• Aanpassing
• Cultuurverandering
• Pacific Area > Social conditions > Congresses
• Oceania > Social conditions > Congresses
• Oceania
• Pacific Islands
• Pacific Area

Genre/Form

• Congress
• proceedings (reports)
• Conference papers and proceedings
• Conference papers and proceedings.
• Actes de congrès.

Note

• Conference papers.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction / Anthony J. Marsella, Ayda Aukahi Austin, Bruce Grant -- Social Change in the Pacific: Problems Old, Problems New, Problems Borrowed / Eugene Ogan -- The Dynamics of Cultural Trauma: Implications for the Pacific Nations / Michael Salzman -- Globalization of Human Services for Indigenous Youth in the Northern Territory, Australia / Bridie O'Reilly, Stuart Carr, Floyd Bolitho -- Fiji's Move into the 21st Century / Robin Taylor -- Federated States of Micronesia: Islands in the Sun / Joakim Peter, Marcus Samo -- Guam: Caught Amidst Change and Tradition / Juan Rapadas, Mamie Balajadia, Donald Rubinstein -- Understanding Substance Use and Violent Behavior in a Native Hawaiian Community / Ayda Aukahi Austin, Anthony J. Marsella -- The Republic of the Marshall Islands / Michael Jenkins, Cleveland McSwain -- Alcohol and Drug Use in Honiara, Solomon Islands: A Cause for Concern / Rolf Kuschel, Angikinui Francis T. Takiika, Kiu 'Angiki -- Building Capacity for Epidemiologic Surveillance of Alcohol and other Drug Problems in the US-Related Pacific Islands / Amelia M. Arria, James C. Anthony -- Some Closing Comments / Anthony J. Marsella, Ayda Aukahi Austin, Bruce A. Grant.

ISBN

• 0387232923
• 9780387232928
• 0387232893
• 9780387232898

LCCN

2004063228

OCLC

• ocm56921151
• 56921151
• SCSB-8978602

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library