Social work practice on combating alcoholization of the indigenous population of Kamchatka: The concept of the "Northern gene"

• Main Author: Igorevna Kirillova, Alina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Alcoholization; Indigenous peoples of Kamchatka; Small indigenous peoples of the North; northern gene; Alcoholismo; Pueblos indígenas de Kamchatka; Pequeños pueblos indígenas del Norte; Gen del Norte; Fuerte; Kamchatka; Siberia
• Online Access: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=8628497

The article is devoted to the problem of alcoholization of the indigenous population of Kamchatka, as well as concepts and theories explaining the problem of a sharp spike in alcohol dependence of the peoples of the North in the 1970s – 1980s. The concept (idea) of the so-called "northern gene&...