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Drugs and the Amer Dream

Drugs and the Amer Dream

Adler
O'Brien

Paperback

Addiction & RecoveryGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0470670274
ISBN13: 9780470670279
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: Feb 10 2012
Pages: 456
Weight: 1.70
Height: 0.90 Width: 7.40 Depth: 9.50
Language: English
Drugs and the American Dream presents an up-to-date anthology of chiefly contemporary readings that explore the myriad sociological correlates of licit and illicit drug use in the United States.

  • Unique approach to the topic that offers an organizing theme of sociological concepts-age, social class, ethnicity, gender, as well as societal response to drug use including drug education, treatment, and policy.
  • The book is interdisciplinary in terms of approach, making it useful in a variety of contexts.
  • Includes a wide array of ethnographic articles that place reader directly into the perspectives of drug users through their own voices
  • Brief framing introductions to each article provide interconnective tissue, guiding the student to the heart of what's important in the piece that follows.
  • Offers a balanced approach to various substances-tobacco, alcohol, prescription drugs, and illegal drugs.
  • Provides students with a realistic perspective on the extent of substance use in American society as well as a critical appreciation of the real versus imagined harms associated with use of various substances.

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