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Social problems among Cherokee females: A study of cultural ambivalence and role identity

Social problems among Cherokee females: A study of cultural ambivalence and role identity THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOANALYSIS 36:163-169 (1976) SOCIAL PROBLEMS AMONG CHEROKEE FEMALES: A STUDY OF CULTURAL AMBIVALENCE AND ROLE IDENTITY ~ Laurence French Social problems among female Cherokees pose perplexing questions con- cerning both the extent of aboriginal behavioral survival and the nature of ac- commodative adaptation to the larger white culture. These questions aside, the fact that certain comtemporary behavioral patterns among the Qualla Cherokees are problematic is a reality to both the tribe and to the larger white society. The nature of these problems increasingly involves deviant, defined, overt aggressive behavior, a trend indicative Of anomie resulting from both tribal and white cultural normlessness. A plausible perspective applicable to this phenomenon is the cultural am- bivalence framework. Here the dilemma of limited accommodation is viewed as a consequence of the Cherokees' loss of their traditional heritage, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, of their inaccessibility to the substitute white culture. This, in turn, leads to cultural and social normlessness and con- fused role identities. While the Eastern Cherokee are by no means the only Indian group to suf- fer from cultural marginality, they offer a unique cultural environment for a study of this prevalent http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Springer Journals

Social problems among Cherokee females: A study of cultural ambivalence and role identity

The American Journal of Psychoanalysis , Volume 36 (2): 7 – Jun 1, 1976

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
1976 The Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
ISSN
0002-9548
eISSN
1573-6741
DOI
10.1007/BF01248366
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Abstract

THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOANALYSIS 36:163-169 (1976) SOCIAL PROBLEMS AMONG CHEROKEE FEMALES: A STUDY OF CULTURAL AMBIVALENCE AND ROLE IDENTITY ~ Laurence French Social problems among female Cherokees pose perplexing questions con- cerning both the extent of aboriginal behavioral survival and the nature of ac- commodative adaptation to the larger white culture. These questions aside, the fact that certain comtemporary behavioral patterns among the Qualla Cherokees are problematic is a reality to both the tribe and to the larger white society. The nature of these problems increasingly involves deviant, defined, overt aggressive behavior, a trend indicative Of anomie resulting from both tribal and white cultural normlessness. A plausible perspective applicable to this phenomenon is the cultural am- bivalence framework. Here the dilemma of limited accommodation is viewed as a consequence of the Cherokees' loss of their traditional heritage, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, of their inaccessibility to the substitute white culture. This, in turn, leads to cultural and social normlessness and con- fused role identities. While the Eastern Cherokee are by no means the only Indian group to suf- fer from cultural marginality, they offer a unique cultural environment for a study of this prevalent

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The American Journal of PsychoanalysisSpringer Journals

Published: Jun 1, 1976

Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis

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