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Drugs Nigel South

Drugs By Nigel South

Drugs by Nigel South

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Summary

An overview of drugs and society. Topics addressed include: the debate over prohibition versus legalization; drug and dance cultures; drug use amongst young women; images of "race" and drugs; the strategy of policing drugs and controlling drug users; and drug control and sport.

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Drugs: Cultures, Controls and Everyday Life by Nigel South

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.

Drugs Reviews

`This book contributes with authority to current debates on drug issues. It gives an overview of how we got here with insights to a future where positions may be less polarised.... Its interdisciplinary approach and cogent discussion make it useful for those wanting either an introductory text or new perspectives....This light paperback is packed with invaluable reading and references. It will resonate with anyone with an interest in drug use and Britain today' - Drug Link

`This a timely and cogently argued set of essays' The British Journal of Sociology

`Overall this is a timely and much needed volume with many of the contributions seemingly worthy in their own right. It provides an excellent overview of some of the most important and pressing issues in this area. Whilst the issue of drugs and drug consumption may be an expanding area of research, good literature in this area is surprisingly hard to come by. This book will provide an excellent resource for both lectures and students who are interested in these issues' - Sociology

About Nigel South

Nigel South is a Reader in sociology at the University of essex. He has been a prolific and penetrating contributor to the debate on drugs and drug-users. CONTRIBUTORS Ross Coomber University of Greenwich Nicholas Dorn Institute for the Study of Drug Dependence Sheila Henderson Maggy Lee University of Essex Susanne MacGregor Middlesex University Karim Murji Roehampton Institute, London Tim Newburn University of London Vincenzo Ruggiero University of London Harry Shapiro Institute for the Study of Drug Dependence Michael Shiner University of London Nigel South University of Essex

Table of Contents

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION - Nigel South Debating Drugs and Everyday Life Normalization, Prohibition and 'Otherness' PART TWO: CULTURES: FORMS AND REPRESENTATIONS Dances with Drugs - Harry Shapiro Pop Music, Drugs and Youth Culture Drugs and Culture - Sheila Henderson The Question of Gender White Lines - Karim Murji Culture, `Race' and Drugs PART THREE: CONTROLS: POLICY, POLICING AND PROHIBITION Medicine, Custom or Moral Fibre - Susanne MacGregor Policy Responses to Drug Misuse Drugs and Policing in Europe - Nicholas Dorn and Maggy Lee From Low Streets to High Places Controlling Drugs in Sport - Ross Coomber Contradictions and Complexity Drugs as a Password and the Law as a Drug - Vincenzo Ruggiero Discussing the Legalization of Illicit Substances PART FOUR: CONCLUSION Taking Tea with Noel - Michael Shiner and Tim Newburn The Place and Meaning of Drug Use in Everyday Life

Additional information

GOR001237534
9780761952350
0761952357
Drugs: Cultures, Controls and Everyday Life by Nigel South
Nigel South
Used - Very Good
Paperback
SAGE Publications Inc
1998-12-29
176
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