Aggression and Violence in Households of Crack Sellers/Abusers.

Applied Behavioral Science Review
E DunlapJulia W Rath

Abstract

While the consequences of aggression and violence in family settings have been extensively documented, the intergenerational processes by which such behaviors are modeled, learned, and practiced have not been firmly established. This research was derived from a larger ethnographic study of crack sellers and their family systems and provides a case study of one kin network in Harlem where many adults were actively involved in alcohol and hard drug use and sales. "Illuminating episodes" suggest the various processes by which aggression and violence were directly modeled by adults and observed and learned by children.Aggression and violent behavior were entrenched in the Jones and Smith family, as was drug consumption and sales. Adults often fought over drugs or money and feuded while under the influence of crack and alcohol. They used aggression and violence against family members as retribution or punishment for previous aggressive and violent acts. Aggressive language and excessive profanity were routine adult behaviors and a major means of communication; jokes and insults led to arguments, often followed by fights. Most adults who were abused physically or sexually as children did the same to their own as when one mother was k...Continue Reading

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Nov 9, 2010·Journal of Psychoactive Drugs·Andrew GolubEllen Benoit
Mar 7, 2009·Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse·Eloise DunlapEllen Benoit
Dec 1, 2006·Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse·Eloise DunlapBruce Johnson
Jun 1, 2010·Substance Use & Misuse·Joseph A KotarbaEloise Dunlap

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