Journal of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-6488
+44 1223 790975
ISSN: 2329-6488
+44 1223 790975
Eloise Dunlap
National Development and Research Institutes,
NY
Tanzania
Research Article
Black Females: Drug Subculture, Inner City, and Black Family Life
Author(s): Eloise DunlapEloise Dunlap
Objective: The paper draws from a National Institutes of Health project titled "Heterosexual Black Females: Socialization and HIV Risks in Scripts and Practices."It was carried out in New York, NY. Focus is on heterosexual Black females relationships. Females were between the ages of 18 to 50 and used drugs.
Method: The research was an ethnographic study. Respondents consisted of low income, heterosexual Black females ages 18-50. Total respondents in study was 99: 16 respondents ages 18-20, 39 respondents ages 21-29 and 44 respondents ages 30-59. Three major activities provided ethnographic data: Focus Groups, Observations and Qualitative Interviews. From 2-4 interview sessions were administered in order to complete qualitative protocols. Participants completed follow-up interviews at 6-month intervals after the baseline.
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DOI:
10.4172/2329-6488.1000256