Drugs and Popular Culture
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consumption
Contemporary Society
Crack Cocaine
criminological analysis
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Drug Consumption
Drug Styles
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feminist drug studies
frameworks
Fu Manchu
Grantly Dick Read
illicit
Illicit Drug Consumption
Informal Anecdotes
James King
media representation drugs
Natural Childbirth
normalisation
Normalisation Thesis
North American Free Trade Agreement
paul
policy response analysis
recreational
recreational drug use in society
Secretary Of State
sociological perspectives
styles
Sub-cultural Theory
Substance Misuse
symbolic
Symbolic Frameworks
thesis
UK Drug Policy
UK Today
Urban Music
users
VSA
Women Drug Users
Young Man
youth drug trends
Product details
- ISBN 9781843922117
- Weight: 793g
- Dimensions: 174 x 246mm
- Publication Date: 01 Feb 2007
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The use of illegal drugs is so common that a number of commentators now refer to the 'normalisation' of drug consumption. It is surprising, then, that to date very little academic work has explored drug use as part of contemporary popular culture. This collection of readings will apply an innovatory, multi-disciplinary approach to this theme, combining some of the most recent research on 'the normalisation thesis' with fresh work on the relationship between drug use and popular culture. In drawing upon criminological, sociological and cultural studies approaches, this book will make an important contribution to the newly emerging field positioned at the intersection of these disciplines. The particular focus of the book is upon drug consumption as popular culture. It aims to provide an accessible collection of chapters and readings that will explore drug use in popular culture in a way that is relevant to undergraduates and postgraduates studying a variety of courses, including criminology, sociology, media studies, health care and social work.
Paul Manning is the Head of the School of Media and Film at Winchester University, UK. His research interests include news and political communication, news sources, drugs and popular culture, and cultural criminology.
