Cultural conflict in urban Indians.

Description: 

Community agencies need to understand the unique cultural characteristics brought by Indians to the city. Indian values are frequently at odds with the prevailing norms in American culture. Some values discussed in this article are the concepts of non-competitiveness, sharing, the extended family, and withdrawal in the face of unpleasant situations.

People: 
American Indian
Protocol: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Public Access
Community: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Category: 
Miscellaneous
Original Date: 
1971
Creator: 
Ablon J.
Rights: 
Records indicate that the UNM Health Sciences Library owns a copy of this item, but there may be a need to clear rights with a copyright holder prior to sharing with the public.
Source: 
Mental Hygiene 55(2): 199-205.
Publisher: 
University of California School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Langley Porter Neuropsychiatric Institute, San Francisco, California.
Identifier: 
9703297
Subject: 
Cultural Diversity, Health Services/Indigenous, Social Conformity, Urban Health Services
Type: 
Journal Article