Substance Use in Muslim Culture: Social and Generational Changes in Acceptance and Practice in Jordan

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1312-1325

  Mauseth, Kira B ^a   Skalisky, Jordan ^a   Clark, Noël E ^b   Kaffer, Ray ^a  

^a SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Islam; Jordan; Muslim culture; Social change; Substance use

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADULT; AGE; CANNABIS SMOKING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ISLAM; JORDAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TOBACCO USE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ISLAM; JORDAN; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STREET DRUGS; TOBACCO USE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929440197     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-015-0064-z     Document Type: Article

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