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OCLC number
46556199
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Author
Ferguson, Lara,1969-
Title
Deconstructing fetal alcohol syndrome : a critical inquiry into the discourse around alcohol, women, ethnicity, aboriginals and disease.
Degree
M.A. -- Carleton University, 1997
Publisher
Ottawa : National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, [1998]
Description
3 microfiches.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Abstract
An inductive methodology, known as grounded theory, was utilized in an attempt to inform, and challenge current theory and practice governing contemporary prevention efforts specifically targeting pregnant Native women. Various strands of the picture are filtered through a critical lens in an attempt to deconstruct the problematization of FAS within Aboriginal communities. The three primary strands identified were the relationships of alcohol to women; alcohol to ethnicity; and alcohol to Natives. The deconstruction of the problem of FAS yields implications on two levels: (1) epistemologically, the relationships between social control and language and discourse, and ideology, knowledge and power, are identified as being of concern, needing to be critically challenged and reconstructed; and (2) on an applied level, it is argued that there is a need for a more comprehensive approach to prevention efforts, with clearly defined goals that are both culturally relevant and adopt a more holistic approach to prevention.
ISBN
061222077X
9780612220775