Robert S Weppner
Biographic Data
| ID | 97361 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert S Weppner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert S |
| FAMILY NAME | Weppner |
| SIGNATURE | WEPPNER R S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Miami |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
General/Theoretical Anthropology
Conflicting world views and the delivery of treatment to narcotics addicts
Conflicting world views and the delivery of treatment to narcotics addicts
General, Applied, and Theoretical
Effects of Criminal Justice and Medical Definitions of a Social Problem upon the Delivery of Treatment
Robert S. Weppner, Karen S. Wells, Duane C. McBride, Robert A. Ladner, Effects of Criminal Justice and Medical Definitions of a Social Problem upon the Delivery of Treatment: The Case of Drug Abuse, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Vol. 17, No. 2 (Jun., 1976), pp. 169-176
Applied Anthropology
Ethnology
An Anthropological View of the Street Addict's World
Anthropologists are beginning to concern themselves with urban problems in the United States. This paper describes the anthropological approach to a serious problem, narcotic addiction. The purposes of this paper are threefold: first, it will define a subculture of addiction composed of criminal narcotics addicts which has structural and functional features making it amenable to anthropological investigation; second, it will describe some difficu…
An Empirical Test of the Assimilation of a Migrant Group into an Urban Milieu
Most anthropological formulations of the acculturation process are based on somewhat impressionistic recording of the adoption of traits. However, it is sometimes difficult to determine when certain features are assimilated in an acculturative situation and in what order they are adopted. A model using rigorously defined operational variables was used to define temporal sequences. It showed the differential acquisition of a host culture's traits …
Socioeconomic Barriers to Assimilation of Navajo Migrants
Rural migrants bring different kinds of adaptive traits to the city which help them in their first critical step, finding a job. Two groups of Navajo Indian migrants to Denver, Colorado are compared and then contrasted with a third group of Anglo workers to determine what characteristics aid the migrant in staying in the city. Certain economic, linguistic, and psychological differences are examined to indicate why some of the Indians were success…
Immediate Precursors to Heroin Addiction
An Anthropological View of the Street Addict's World
Anthropologists are beginning to concern themselves with urban problems in the United States. This paper describes the anthropological approach to a serious problem, narcotic addiction. The purposes of this paper are threefold: first, it will define a subculture of addiction composed of criminal narcotics addicts which has structural and functional features making it amenable to anthropological investigation; second, it will describe some difficu…
Socioeconomic Barriers to Assimilation of Navajo Migrants
Rural migrants bring different kinds of adaptive traits to the city which help them in their first critical step, finding a job. Two groups of Navajo Indian migrants to Denver, Colorado are compared and then contrasted with a third group of Anglo workers to determine what characteristics aid the migrant in staying in the city. Certain economic, linguistic, and psychological differences are examined to indicate why some of the Indians were success…
Immediate Precursors to Heroin Addiction
Effects of Criminal Justice and Medical Definitions of a Social Problem upon the Delivery of Treatment
Robert S. Weppner, Karen S. Wells, Duane C. McBride, Robert A. Ladner, Effects of Criminal Justice and Medical Definitions of a Social Problem upon the Delivery of Treatment: The Case of Drug Abuse, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Vol. 17, No. 2 (Jun., 1976), pp. 169-176
Ethnology
An Empirical Test of the Assimilation of a Migrant Group into an Urban Milieu
Most anthropological formulations of the acculturation process are based on somewhat impressionistic recording of the adoption of traits. However, it is sometimes difficult to determine when certain features are assimilated in an acculturative situation and in what order they are adopted. A model using rigorously defined operational variables was used to define temporal sequences. It showed the differential acquisition of a host culture's traits …
Immediate Precursors to Heroin Addiction
An Empirical Test of the Assimilation of a Migrant Group into an Urban Milieu
Most anthropological formulations of the acculturation process are based on somewhat impressionistic recording of the adoption of traits. However, it is sometimes difficult to determine when certain features are assimilated in an acculturative situation and in what order they are adopted. A model using rigorously defined operational variables was used to define temporal sequences. It showed the differential acquisition of a host culture's traits …
Socioeconomic Barriers to Assimilation of Navajo Migrants
Rural migrants bring different kinds of adaptive traits to the city which help them in their first critical step, finding a job. Two groups of Navajo Indian migrants to Denver, Colorado are compared and then contrasted with a third group of Anglo workers to determine what characteristics aid the migrant in staying in the city. Certain economic, linguistic, and psychological differences are examined to indicate why some of the Indians were success…
Ethnology
An Anthropological View of the Street Addict's World
Anthropologists are beginning to concern themselves with urban problems in the United States. This paper describes the anthropological approach to a serious problem, narcotic addiction. The purposes of this paper are threefold: first, it will define a subculture of addiction composed of criminal narcotics addicts which has structural and functional features making it amenable to anthropological investigation; second, it will describe some difficu…
Applied Anthropology
General, Applied, and Theoretical
Effects of Criminal Justice and Medical Definitions of a Social Problem upon the Delivery of Treatment
Robert S. Weppner, Karen S. Wells, Duane C. McBride, Robert A. Ladner, Effects of Criminal Justice and Medical Definitions of a Social Problem upon the Delivery of Treatment: The Case of Drug Abuse, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Vol. 17, No. 2 (Jun., 1976), pp. 169-176
Conflicting world views and the delivery of treatment to narcotics addicts
Conflicting world views and the delivery of treatment to narcotics addicts
General/Theoretical Anthropology
Sociology (9 works) · Anthropology (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Citation (4 works) · Library science (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Addiction (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Geography (3 works)