Drugs and the American Dream
An Anthology
Drugs and the American Dream presents an up-to-date anthology of contemporary readings that explore the myriad sociological correlates of licit and illicit drug use in the United States. Featuring contributions from many leading experts in the field, the book addresses topics such as, the origins and evolution of drug use in the U.S., moral quandaries surrounding drug use, and how race/ethnicity, social class, gender, and age affect drug use. This authoritative and thought-provoking anthology offers engaging, descriptive selections that can be analyzed and interpreted differently, depending on the perspective of the instructor and student.
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Adler, Peter (Hrsg.) / O'Brien, Patrick K. (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-470-67027-9
- EAN: 9780470670279
- Produktnummer: 12458079
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 456 S.
- Masse: H24.2 cm x B18.7 cm x D2.0 cm 774 g
- Gewicht: 774
- Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational
Über den Autor
Patricia A. Adler is Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her areas of interest are deviant behavior, social psychology, and qualitative methods. Her classic book, Wheeling and Dealing (1993), was one of the first explorations of upper-level drug dealers and smugglers.Peter Adler is Professor of Sociology at the University of Denver. His areas of interest are sociology of drugs, sociology of sport, and symbolic interactionism. Along with Patricia, he has written many books, including Backboards & Blackboards (1991), Peer Power (1998), Paradise Laborers (2004), and The Tender Cut (2011).Together, the Adlers were honored with the 2010 George Herbert Mead Award for Lifetime Achievement by the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction.Patrick K. O'Brien is a doctoral candidatein Sociology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. In 2010, O'Brien won the Outstanding Graduate Student Paper from the Drinking and Drugs Division of the Society for the Study of Social Problems.
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