Drugs: Cultures, Controls and Everyday Life
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This authoritative overview of drugs and society today examines: whether a process of `normalization' of drugs and drug use is under way; the debate over prohibition versus legislation; `drugs' and `users' as `other' or `dangerous'; drugs and dance cultures; drug use among young women; images of `race' and drugs; medical responses to drugs; policing strategies and controlling drug users; drug control and sport; and the question of prohibition versus liberalization.
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- Amazon Sales Rank: #303031 in Books
- Published on: 1998-12-29
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 176 pages
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This authoritative overview of drugs and society today examines: whether a process of 'normalization' of drugs and drug use is under way; the debate over prohibition versus legislation; 'drugs' and 'users' as 'other' or 'dangerous'; drugs and dance cultures; drug use among young women; images of 'race' and drugs; medical responses to drugs; policing strategies and controlling drug users; drug control and sport; and the question of prohibition versus liberalization.
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This book has everything you need if you are studying a drugs and society course, along with the book chilling out by shane Blackman you have the module covered! It has all key theorists for the normalisation theory, sections on gender and autonomy and is fantastic!



