Strategies employed by inner-city activists to reduce alcohol-related problems and advance social justice.
This study explored strategies employed by activists engaged in efforts to change policies and laws related to selling and promoting alcoholic beverages based on in-depth interviews with 184 social activists in seven U.S. major cities. Nine strategies aimed at improving local conditions and influencing policy were described by activists across regional contexts. Grassroots mobilization was central to all other strategies, which included the creation or enforcement of laws, meeting with elected officials, media advocacy, working with police/law enforcement, education and training, direct action, changing community norms, and negotiating with store owners.
a San José State University School of Social Work , San José , California.
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D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000434:Alcoholic Beverages / Q000191:economics*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D012935:Social Justice; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population
alcohol policy; community activism; environmental prevention; grassroots organizing; racial minorities; urban populations