The social value of drug addicts : uses of the useless / Merrill Singer and J. Bryan Page.
The social value of drug addicts :
Erişim Adresi
ISBN
9781315417165 (e-book: PDF) (e-book : PDF)
9781315417141 (e-book: Mobi)
9781315417158 (e-book: ePub)
9781611321173 (hardback)
9781611321180 (paperback)
9781315417141 (e-book: Mobi)
9781315417158 (e-book: ePub)
9781611321173 (hardback)
9781611321180 (paperback)
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Yayın Bilgisi
London : Routledge, 2016.
Fiziksel Niteleme
1 online resource (248 pages)
Genel Not
First published 2014 by Left Coast Press, Inc.
Bibliyografi, vb. Notu
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-242) and index.
İçindekiler Notu
ch. 1. Drugs, race, and gender in the social construction of drug consumers : recognizing the origins of othering -- ch. 2. Drug users through the ages : when did addicts become a separate category? -- ch. 3. Representations of addicts and the construction of prohibitions -- ch. 4. Imagine that : drug users and literature -- ch. 5. Picture this : pictorial construction of drug users in the world of film -- ch. 6. The legal construction of drug users : policy, the courts, incarcerating institutions, police practice, and the war on drugs -- ch. 7. Drug users in social science : the others we've made -- Conclusion. From the making and using of the useless to social integration.
Özet, vb.
"Drug users are typically portrayed as worthless slackers, burdens on society, and just plain useless--culturally, morally, and economically. By contrast, this book argues that the social construction of some people as useless is in fact extremely useful to other people. Leading medical anthropologists Merrill Singer and J. Bryan Page analyze media representations, drug policy, and underlying social structures to show what industries and social sectors benefit from the criminalization, demonization, and even popular glamorization of addicts. Synthesizing a broad range of key literature and advancing innovative arguments about the social construction of drug users and their role in contemporary society, this book is an important contribution to public health, medical anthropology, popular culture, and related fields"-- Provided by publisher.
Konu
Drug addicts.
Social values.
Drug abuse __ Social aspects.
Social values.
Drug abuse __ Social aspects.
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