The Consumption of Alcohol by Aboriginal People Is an Important Social Issue in Modern Australia, and as Such This Essay Will Focus on Exploring It in Relation to Current Literature

Course Bachelor of substance ab do Social Science ASSESSMENT DETAILS Unit/Module Introduction to Contemporary Society sagacity Name Academic Essay Assessment Number 1 Term & Year Term 2, 2011 formulate Count 530 DECLARATION I declare that this assessment is my own work, based on my own in-person research/study . I also declare that this assessment, nor parts of it, has not been previously submitted for any new(prenominal) unit/module or course, and that I have not copied in part or firm or otherwise plagiarised the work of another student and/or persons.I have pick out the ACAP Student Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct Policy and understand its implications. I also declare, if this is a applicatory skills assessment, that a Client/Interviewee Consent Form has been read and signed by both parties, and where applicable enate consent has been obtained. The consumption of Alcohol by indigene mickle is an important social issue in modern Australia, and as such this essay will focus on exploring it in relation to original literature.Marxist argues that the health spot of individuals exist because of inequalities in society and the broader influences of society need to be intercommunicate (van Krieken et al. , 2006). Environmental particularors in the human environment are known as the social determinants of health and could intromit education, health behaviours, employment, social integration, socioeconomic and income. (Health and Ageing, 2009). According to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Aboriginals are more disadvantaged compared to non-Indigenous people and socioeconomic factors have been taken into consideration to identify the relationship between alcoholic drink and drug use .Even thou there have been improvements made to a variety of social determinants, statistics still usher that Aboriginals have more obstacles to overcome than the non-Indigenous Australians. (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2009). To have a better understanding o f the alcohol use among Aboriginals, the historical context needs to be taken into account (van Krieken et al. , 2006). The Aboriginals were exposed to alcohol, preceding the First overstep in 1788 where its availability increased remarkably after European contact.After the settlers had introduced alcohol as an exchange for sex and labour it soon became obvious that alcohol had a negative effect (Saggers and Gray, 1998). Aboriginals use alcohol as a remedy-all for their pain and many of them used it as an agent to cope with the fact that they were being ruled by non-indigenous people. In the late 19th century laws were brought about to restrict Aboriginals from accessing alcohol. The laws did petite to reduce the alcohol consumption but instead excluded Aboriginals from important social activities (Saggers and Gray, 1998).Martin and Brady (2004) suggest that out of attention of being captured and rejected, Aboriginals developed patterns of harmful drinking which continues to this day and have a major impact on their health whilst the non-Indigenous Australians profited from the sale (Department of Health and Ageing, 2009) A history of social determinants such as social exclusion, a legal framework supporting the removal of children from families, removal from country and racism have influenced the health status of Aboriginals.It was believed that during the colonisation period, Aboriginals were a dying race and a protection indemnity was implemented. They lost their independence collectable to this policy which forced them to give up where they lived and how they lived (van Krieken et al. , 2006). After the World War II, a new policy was introduced where Aboriginals were to become one (assimilated) and recognised as part of the Australian population. This included removal of children from their families which had a ignominious ramifications on Aboriginals way of life and family (van Krieken et al. 2006). In conclusion, we can see that the influence of social factors have had a big impact on the way Aboriginals consume alcohol. As a result the activities and behaviours of Aboriginals need to be seen in its historical context and improvements need to be made for the inadequate living collection and social state that is being experience by many Aboriginals. References Australian Bureau of Statistics (2009) National Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander social survey, 2008.Retrieved from http//www. abs. gov. au/ausstats/emailprotected nsf/mf/4714. 0? OpenDocument Martin D, Brady M (2004) Human rights, drinking rights? alcohol policy and Indigenous Australians. Lancet 364(9441), 1282-3 Department of Health and Ageing. (2009, April 20). Mens Health Policy teaching Paper Executive Summary. Retrieved from www. health. gov. au/internet/main/publishing. nsf/ Content/mhipExecSum-09-mhipExecSum-09-ch2 van Krieken, R. , Habibis, D. , Smith, P. Hutchins, B. , Martin, G. & Maton, K. (2006). Sociology (3rd Ed. ). Sydney, Australia Pearson E ducation Saggers S, Gray D (1998) Dealing with alcohol Indigenous usage in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Melbourne Cambridge University Press In order to determine your assessment is correctly identified, the information and declaration below must be copied and pasted on to the deed of conveyance page of each written assessment. You must enter your own details prior to submission.