Breaking Down the Barriers - Urban Aboriginal Women: Drinking and Licenced Premises in The Southern Metropolitan Region of South Australia
Charlotte de Crespigny (in partnership with the Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (ADAC)) and M. Groenkjaer, W. Casey, H. Murray & W. Parfoot.
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Flinders University of South Australia and Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council
ISBN: 0-646337-83-1
This research provides recommendations for changes that can improve the social and physical conditions that urban Aboriginal women experience in their visits to licensed premises. Full Image (21.95K)
This research aimed to reveal new information gathered directly from urban, predominantly young, Aboriginal women from southern metropolitan Adelaide regarding their drinking patterns, decisions and experiences associated with licensed premises. This included the women's beverage and venue preferences, group and individual alcohol consumption behaviours, role of girlfriends, safety needs, and the characteristics, accessibility and impact of particular venue settings (pubs and clubs), transport and related environments on their safety and well being. The study was developed based on evidence that young women consume alcohol at hazardous levels, a dearth of knowledge about this group of Australians, and concern from Aboriginal people.
Professor Charlotte DeCrespigny (email) Professor of Nursing (Alcohol and Other Drugs) Joint Chair with Drug and Alcohol Services Council Flinders University Business: (08) 8201 5226 Fax: (08) 8201 3065
