Cultural ecstasies drugs, gender and the social imaginary
In this important contribution to the field, Ilana Mountian critically analyses discourses surrounding drug addiction, drug prohibition, treatment and prevention, and highlights new ways of understanding the role that gender plays in the ethics of drug use across cultures. The book analyses the disc...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Hove, East Sussex ; New York :
Routledge
2013.
Hove, East Sussex ; New York : 2013. |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Concepts for critical psychology.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798263906719 |
| Summary: | In this important contribution to the field, Ilana Mountian critically analyses discourses surrounding drug addiction, drug prohibition, treatment and prevention, and highlights new ways of understanding the role that gender plays in the ethics of drug use across cultures. The book analyses the discourses of religion, criminality and medicine, and shows how they, combined with key historical events, affect our views of drug use and drug users based on gender, race and class. The book draws on research from a variety of fields to provide alternative conceptual and methodologica |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (169 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781136219030 9780203096598 9781283843898 9781136219047 |
