Peter D'Abbs
Biographic Data
| ID | 6094715 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter D'Abbs |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | D'Abbs |
| SIGNATURE | ABBS P D |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Problematizing Alcohol through the Eyes of the Other
This article traces the evolution of alcohol policy in the Northern Territory, Australia, over the past half century, from the removal of prohibition on the possession and consumption of alcohol by Aboriginal people, to the emergence of spatially-defined restrictions which, while not overtly referring to Aborigines, are designed primarily to contain consumption in public by Aboriginal drinkers. Aboriginal alcohol-related problems, which are serio…
Controlling “rivers of Grog”
In 2007, a report into the sexual abuse of children in Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory, Australia, led to allegations that “rivers of grog [alcohol]” were destroying these communities. It also precipitated a dramatic shift in Aboriginal policy by the Australian government, in which principles of self-determination were discarded in favor of top-down measures designed to restrict Aboriginal access to alcohol. While not disputing t…
Measuring Exposure to Cannabis use and other Substance use in Remote Aboriginal Populations in Northern Australia
We evaluate a method to describe changing substance use patterns in northern Australia's remote Aboriginal communities (Arnhem Land, Northern Territory). Substance use was assessed in random samples in two communities A (n = 194) and B (n = 176). Five Aboriginal health workers made assessments independently of each other in community A. A different group of three health workers made independent assessments in community B. Sub-samples were opportu…
Alcohol, Communities and Researchers
The growing importance of local communities as sites for preventive alcohol-related initiatives has generated interest in the role of research associated with community action. To date, however, this has not led to a theoretically informed account because of a failure to account reflexively for researchers' own practices and the use of conceptually inadequate models of “community.” This paper proposes an analytical framework, derived from the aut…
The Power Of Kava Or The Power Of Ideas
Le kava se substitua, dans les annees 1980, a l'alcool interdit chez les Aborigenes du Territoire du Nord de l'Australie. Un marche se developpa rapidement mais progressivement la legislation australienne puis du Territoire du Nord evolua vers un controle plus etroit et des restrictions plus importantes. Le changement d'attitude a l'egard d'une telle consommation s'explique par les resultats de la recherche, par une opposition aborigene, par un «…
Problematizing Alcohol through the Eyes of the Other
This article traces the evolution of alcohol policy in the Northern Territory, Australia, over the past half century, from the removal of prohibition on the possession and consumption of alcohol by Aboriginal people, to the emergence of spatially-defined restrictions which, while not overtly referring to Aborigines, are designed primarily to contain consumption in public by Aboriginal drinkers. Aboriginal alcohol-related problems, which are serio…
Controlling “rivers of Grog”
In 2007, a report into the sexual abuse of children in Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory, Australia, led to allegations that “rivers of grog [alcohol]” were destroying these communities. It also precipitated a dramatic shift in Aboriginal policy by the Australian government, in which principles of self-determination were discarded in favor of top-down measures designed to restrict Aboriginal access to alcohol. While not disputing t…
The Power Of Kava Or The Power Of Ideas
Le kava se substitua, dans les annees 1980, a l'alcool interdit chez les Aborigenes du Territoire du Nord de l'Australie. Un marche se developpa rapidement mais progressivement la legislation australienne puis du Territoire du Nord evolua vers un controle plus etroit et des restrictions plus importantes. Le changement d'attitude a l'egard d'une telle consommation s'explique par les resultats de la recherche, par une opposition aborigene, par un «…
Alcohol, Communities and Researchers
The growing importance of local communities as sites for preventive alcohol-related initiatives has generated interest in the role of research associated with community action. To date, however, this has not led to a theoretically informed account because of a failure to account reflexively for researchers' own practices and the use of conceptually inadequate models of “community.” This paper proposes an analytical framework, derived from the aut…
Measuring Exposure to Cannabis use and other Substance use in Remote Aboriginal Populations in Northern Australia
We evaluate a method to describe changing substance use patterns in northern Australia's remote Aboriginal communities (Arnhem Land, Northern Territory). Substance use was assessed in random samples in two communities A (n = 194) and B (n = 176). Five Aboriginal health workers made assessments independently of each other in community A. A different group of three health workers made independent assessments in community B. Sub-samples were opportu…
Controlling “rivers of Grog”
In 2007, a report into the sexual abuse of children in Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory, Australia, led to allegations that “rivers of grog [alcohol]” were destroying these communities. It also precipitated a dramatic shift in Aboriginal policy by the Australian government, in which principles of self-determination were discarded in favor of top-down measures designed to restrict Aboriginal access to alcohol. While not disputing t…
Problematizing Alcohol through the Eyes of the Other
This article traces the evolution of alcohol policy in the Northern Territory, Australia, over the past half century, from the removal of prohibition on the possession and consumption of alcohol by Aboriginal people, to the emergence of spatially-defined restrictions which, while not overtly referring to Aborigines, are designed primarily to contain consumption in public by Aboriginal drinkers. Aboriginal alcohol-related problems, which are serio…
Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Community Health and Development (2 works) · Ethnology (2 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (2 works) · Indigenous (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Social science (2 works)