Street Addict Role
A Theory of Heroin Addiction
Häftad, Engelska, 1991
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This book provides a new answer to the question, "Why do people use heroin and other street drugs?" Drawing upon a growing body of studies of drug users conducted by sociologists and anthropologists, it attempts to integrate their findings into a theoretically unified sociocultural explanation of heroin use. The theory, which draws heavily upon the insights of symbolic interactionist and role theory, posits that there is a street subculture of heroin users. The chief role in this subculture - the street addict role - becomes a blueprint for living for many heroin users. Addicts are heavily committed to this role and organize their behavior and self-identification around it. From this basic starting point, the theory explains how persons become and remain addicts and how they may eventually give up addictive behavior.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum1991-07-03
- Mått152 x 229 x 25 mm
- Vikt336 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieSUNY series, The New Inequalities
- Antal sidor223
- FörlagState University of New York Press
- ISBN9780791406205