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Abstract

Issues of culture and human diversity that exist between and within cultural groups can be perplexing as research investigators and health service providers alike attempt to understand the “real-world” complexities inherent in the study of culture. In this chapter we will examine cultural variables and dimensions of culture, as applied to the study of addictive behaviors. We outline a multidimensional framework for integrating culture into addiction. No one model fully captures this rich diversity, and thus we will examine select models which serve to organize and understand how “culture” influences human behavior, including addictive behaviors. We will complete our analysis with commentaries on methodological approaches for conducting more integrative analyses that can inform our understanding of these complex cultural effects. The aim is to do so with sensitivity to complex cultural processes, yet also with rigorous research designs for conducting scientific studies that “do justice” to the analysis of cultural influences on human behavior and addiction.

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    In the year 2009, the US population numbered 307.01 million. For 2009, the Hispanic/Latino population of the United States numbered 48.42 million, which constituted 15.77% of the US population, thus making Hispanics/Latinos the largest racial/ethnic population of the USA (U.S. Census Bureau, 2011). Also in 2009, Blacks/African Americans numbered 39.64 million, constituting 12.91% of the US population, and constituting the second largest racial/ethnic population. We will use the terms “Latino” and “Hispanic” interchangeably, based on the dual usage that occurs within the contemporary literature. Similarly, we will also use the terms “Black” and “African American,” interchangeably. Unless specified, “Latinos” will refer to people living in the USA, primarily Mexican Americans, Chicanos or Chicanas who live in the Southwestern United States, as well as Puerto Ricans (both from the Island of Puerto Rico and from the mainland United States), and Cubans, as well as other Hispanics/Latinos which include: Colombians, Guatemalans, Nicaraguans, and other immigrants and naturalized persons from Central America and South America.

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Castro, F.G., Gildar, N.J. (2012). A Framework for Integrating Culture, Diversity, and Social Justice in Addictions. In: Vaughn, M., Perron, B. (eds) Social Work Practice in the Addictions. Contemporary Social Work Practice. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5357-4_9

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