- Copyright Page
- List of Contributors
- Introduction to the Field and the Issues
- Substance Use in the Context of Adolescent Development
- A Developmental Perspective on Substance Involvement From Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood
- The Epidemiology of Substance Use Among Adolescents in the United States
- Cultural Variations and Relevance to Etiology
- Cigarette Smoking and Nicotine Dependence in Adolescence
- Adolescent Alcohol Use
- Marijuana Use and Abuse in Adolescence
- Other Illicit Drugs of Abuse in Adolescence
- Prescription Drug Abuse in Adolescence
- A Developmental Biological Perspective of Adolescent Substance Abuse: Animal Models
- Behavioral Genetics of Adolescent Substance Use and Abuse
- The Neural Circuitry and Neurocognitive Development
- Behavioral Undercontrol: A Multifaceted Concept and Its Relationship to Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders
- An Early Emerging Internalizing Pathway to Substance Use and Disorder
- Child and Adolescent Socialization into Substance Use
- Application of the Expectancy Concept to Substance Use
- Linking Peer Relationships to Substance Use Across Adolescence
- Development of Sexual Relationships and Substance Use
- Substance-Impaired Driving in Adolescence
- Self-Regulation and Decision Making
- Identity Development and Substance Use in Adolescence
- Adolescent Resilience: Promoting More Positive Outcomes Among Youth at Risk of Using and Abusing Substances
- Adolescent Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders
- Alcohol and Drug Use as Risk Factors for Delinquent Behavior Among Adolescents
- Medical Issues in Adolescent Substance Use: Background and Role of the Primary Care Physician
- Sleep Impairment
- Assessing Adolescent Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
- Prevention in School, Primary Care, and Community-Based Settings
- Targeted Prevention Approaches
- Family-Based Treatments for Adolescent Substance Abuse: Advances Yield New Developmental Challenges
- Adolescent Cultural Contexts for Substance Use: Intergroup Dynamics, Family Processes, and Neighborhood Risks
- Twelve-Step Approaches
- Effective Inpatient and Outpatient Models of Treatment for Adolescents With Substance Use Disorders
- Public Health Policy and Prevention of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Problems
- Agenda for Future Research and Concluding Comments
- Index
Abstract and Keywords
This chapter reviews the role of cultural processes in substance use and other health problems among adolescents. The chapter focuses on Hispanics because of their status as both a minority group and an immigrant group, and because Hispanics have been a “lightning rod” for political discourse about immigration and US national identity. The core argument is that intergroup processes such as social dominance and system justification are responsible, at the population level, for unequal allocation of social resources—which, in turn, creates health disparities. These intergroup processes compound the effects of more proximal contexts such as individual, family, and neighborhood. It is argued that interventions to combat the social/cultural determinants of health disparities should be multilevel, including individual-, family-, community-, and population-level strategies.
Keywords: culture, Hispanic, social dominance, system justification, intergroup, family, intervention, health disparities
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami
University of Miami
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
University of Miami
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- Copyright Page
- List of Contributors
- Introduction to the Field and the Issues
- Substance Use in the Context of Adolescent Development
- A Developmental Perspective on Substance Involvement From Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood
- The Epidemiology of Substance Use Among Adolescents in the United States
- Cultural Variations and Relevance to Etiology
- Cigarette Smoking and Nicotine Dependence in Adolescence
- Adolescent Alcohol Use
- Marijuana Use and Abuse in Adolescence
- Other Illicit Drugs of Abuse in Adolescence
- Prescription Drug Abuse in Adolescence
- A Developmental Biological Perspective of Adolescent Substance Abuse: Animal Models
- Behavioral Genetics of Adolescent Substance Use and Abuse
- The Neural Circuitry and Neurocognitive Development
- Behavioral Undercontrol: A Multifaceted Concept and Its Relationship to Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders
- An Early Emerging Internalizing Pathway to Substance Use and Disorder
- Child and Adolescent Socialization into Substance Use
- Application of the Expectancy Concept to Substance Use
- Linking Peer Relationships to Substance Use Across Adolescence
- Development of Sexual Relationships and Substance Use
- Substance-Impaired Driving in Adolescence
- Self-Regulation and Decision Making
- Identity Development and Substance Use in Adolescence
- Adolescent Resilience: Promoting More Positive Outcomes Among Youth at Risk of Using and Abusing Substances
- Adolescent Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders
- Alcohol and Drug Use as Risk Factors for Delinquent Behavior Among Adolescents
- Medical Issues in Adolescent Substance Use: Background and Role of the Primary Care Physician
- Sleep Impairment
- Assessing Adolescent Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
- Prevention in School, Primary Care, and Community-Based Settings
- Targeted Prevention Approaches
- Family-Based Treatments for Adolescent Substance Abuse: Advances Yield New Developmental Challenges
- Adolescent Cultural Contexts for Substance Use: Intergroup Dynamics, Family Processes, and Neighborhood Risks
- Twelve-Step Approaches
- Effective Inpatient and Outpatient Models of Treatment for Adolescents With Substance Use Disorders
- Public Health Policy and Prevention of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Problems
- Agenda for Future Research and Concluding Comments
- Index
