The Use of Storytelling Techniques with Young African-American Males: Implications for Substance Abuse Prevention.

Freeman, Edith M.

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Publication Date: 1992

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The Use of Storytelling Techniques with Young African-American Males: Implications for Substance Abuse Prevention.

Freeman, Edith M.

Journal of Intergroup Relations, v19 n3 p53-72 Fall 1992

Presents strategies to prevent substance abuse among young African-American males, using family and cultural storytelling techniques. A theoretical framework is included, and the techniques are illustrated in an ethnographic study of 20 African-American males (ages 13 to 18 years). The techniques seem generalizable beyond prevention to treatment. (SLD)

Descriptors: Black Culture, Black Youth, Disadvantaged Youth, Ethnography, Family History, Folk Culture, Interviews, Males, Narration, Prevention, Socialization, Story Telling, Substance Abuse, Theories, Young Adults

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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