NCJ Number
37669
Journal
ANTHROPOLOGICAL QUARTERLY Volume: 48 Issue: 4 Dated: (OCTOBER 1975) Pages: 236-244
Date Published
1975
Length
9 pages
Annotation
THIS PAPER REPORTS VARIATIONS IN HOMICIDE AND SUICIDE RATES FOR THE TWO MAJOR INDIAN POPULATIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA - THE CHEROKEE AND THE LUMBEE.
Abstract
THE SOCIOCULTURAL VARIATIONS AMONG COUNTIES HOUSING THE CHEROKEE POPULATION ARE DISCUSSED AS WELL AS VARIATIONS WITHIN THE CHEROKEE POPULATION ITSELF. IN ADDITION, SOCIOCULTURAL PROFILES OF THE LUMBEE COUNTIES AND LUMBEE INDIAN GROUPS ARE ANALYZED. BOTH SOCIAL STRUCTURAL AND CULTURAL EXPLANATIONS OF VIOLENT BEHAVIOR ARE EXAMINED. ON THE BASIS OF THESE ANALYSES, THE AUTHORS CONCLUDE THAT DIFFERENCES IN CULTURAL PATTERNS BETWEEN THE CHEROKEE AND LUMBEE MOST ADEQUATELY ACCOUNT FOR THE EXTENT AND DIRECTION OF INDIVIDUAL FORMS OF VIOLENCE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)