Street Addict Role : A Theory of Heroin Addiction

Stephens, Richard C.

ISBN 10: 0791406202 / ISBN 13: 9780791406205

Verlag: State University of New York Press, 1991

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 33774345-n

Inhaltsangabe:

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.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Richard C. Stephens is Professor of Sociology, Cleveland State University.

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Titel: Street Addict Role : A Theory of Heroin ...
Verlag: State University of New York Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 1991
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: New