Lee Rocha-Silva
Biographic Data
| ID | 6094637 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lee Rocha-Silva |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lee |
| FAMILY NAME | Rocha-Silva |
| SIGNATURE | ROCHA-SILVA L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Human Sciences Research Council |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Psychoactive Substance Use among Young People
This paper presents the findings of baseline assessments on psychoactive substance use that were conducted in selected sites in South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia between December 2000 and September 2001. The assessments focused on the status of substance use and prevention resources. They showed that a wide range of substances were used—especially alcohol, tobacco and painkillers—and included substances taken by injection. Usage was particularly …
Towards a more detailed measurement of quantity and frequency of alcohol intake of Whites in the Republic of South Africa
In this survey an attempt is made to contribute towards more refined measurement of self-reported level of alcohol intake in the Republic of South Africa. It is hoped that this may promote more refined research into the nature and biopsycho-social consequences of alcohol consumption in this country. More specifically an attempt is made to measure in as much detail as possible the quantity and the frequency with which wine, beer and spirits, respe…
Towards an integration of two major methodological perspectives in sociology
In this article an attempt is made to identify some common ground on which sociologists of different methodological perspectives can meet. Apart from noting the unique basic premises of two major methodological perspectives subsumed under what Ritzer terms the social-factist and social-definitionist ‘paradigms’ in sociology, an attempt is made to build a bridge between them by showing that each is geared towards different phases in the generic re…
An analysis of recent South African research into drinking-and-driving
In this article the aims and/or results of South African research into drinking-and-driving are analysed. In terms of this analysis hypotheses for future research are indicated. For example, it is suggested that research be done on the possibility of drinking-and-driving being a result of inter alia variables, indicated by sociologists as contributing to deviant behaviour, and a combination of factors such as driving under the influence of alcoho…
An analysis of south african sociological research on alcoholism — general conclusions and implications for treatment
In this paper general conclusions are drawn from a study in which (a) the validity of South African sociological research findings on alcoholism as well as (b) the relation between these findings and sociological theory, are examined. Implications for treatment are a,lso indicated. It is argued that through this study a definition and explanation of alcoholism has been arrived at which (a) is based on and systematizes South African research on al…
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An analysis of south african sociological research on alcoholism — general conclusions and implications for treatment
In this paper general conclusions are drawn from a study in which (a) the validity of South African sociological research findings on alcoholism as well as (b) the relation between these findings and sociological theory, are examined. Implications for treatment are a,lso indicated. It is argued that through this study a definition and explanation of alcoholism has been arrived at which (a) is based on and systematizes South African research on al…
An analysis of recent South African research into drinking-and-driving
In this article the aims and/or results of South African research into drinking-and-driving are analysed. In terms of this analysis hypotheses for future research are indicated. For example, it is suggested that research be done on the possibility of drinking-and-driving being a result of inter alia variables, indicated by sociologists as contributing to deviant behaviour, and a combination of factors such as driving under the influence of alcoho…
Towards an integration of two major methodological perspectives in sociology
In this article an attempt is made to identify some common ground on which sociologists of different methodological perspectives can meet. Apart from noting the unique basic premises of two major methodological perspectives subsumed under what Ritzer terms the social-factist and social-definitionist ‘paradigms’ in sociology, an attempt is made to build a bridge between them by showing that each is geared towards different phases in the generic re…
Towards a more detailed measurement of quantity and frequency of alcohol intake of Whites in the Republic of South Africa
In this survey an attempt is made to contribute towards more refined measurement of self-reported level of alcohol intake in the Republic of South Africa. It is hoped that this may promote more refined research into the nature and biopsycho-social consequences of alcohol consumption in this country. More specifically an attempt is made to measure in as much detail as possible the quantity and the frequency with which wine, beer and spirits, respe…
Psychoactive Substance Use among Young People
This paper presents the findings of baseline assessments on psychoactive substance use that were conducted in selected sites in South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia between December 2000 and September 2001. The assessments focused on the status of substance use and prevention resources. They showed that a wide range of substances were used—especially alcohol, tobacco and painkillers—and included substances taken by injection. Usage was particularly …
Sociology (5 works) · Social science (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (3 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Gambling Behavior and Treatments (2 works)