An exploratory study of deviance in the Athabasca oil sands area

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dc.contributor.authorJohnson, H. L.
dc.coverage.spatialCanada, Alberta, Fort McMurray
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-02T19:17:59Z
dc.date.available2025-05-02T19:17:59Z
dc.date.issued1979
dc.descriptionThe purpose of this study is to assess, on the basis of existing knowledge, the extent and significance of social deviance in the communities of the Athabasca Oil Sands region. Three main sources of information are considered: literature on social deviance in resource communities; existing data on social deviance in the Athabasca Oil Sands region; and data from interviews with field staff. The results are presented in a format attempting to provide answers to the questions: what is happening? why is it happening? is it positive or negative? what can be done about it? Much of the report covers the first question and includes secondary general data on resource communities and on such aspects as the Boom Town phenomenon, alcohol and drug abuse, and crime and deliquency. References are made to the Athabasca Oil Sands region, and to the statistics on crimes committed, and juvenile court cases in Fort McMurray. Because of the lack of specific data, the report does not compare the extent of problems experienced in the Athabasca Oil Sands region with that experienced in other communities. It recommends further research to supplement the existing data.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7939/R3KW57M5C
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsThis material is provided under educational reproduction permissions included in Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development's Copyright and Disclosure Statement, see terms at http://www.environment.alberta.ca/copyright.html. This Statement requires the following identification: \"The source of the materials is Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development http://www.environment.gov.ab.ca/. The use of these materials by the end user is done without any affiliation with or endorsement by the Government of Alberta. Reliance upon the end user's use of these materials is at the risk of the end user.
dc.subjectOil Sands
dc.subjectAOSERP
dc.subjectOil sands
dc.subjectTar Sands
dc.subjectTar sands
dc.subjectResource Communities
dc.subjectSocial Impacts
dc.subjectAOSERP HE 1.2.6
dc.subjectAlberta
dc.titleAn exploratory study of deviance in the Athabasca oil sands area
dc.typehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_93fc
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