The Street Addict Role: A Theory of Heroin Addiction - Couverture rigide

Stephens, Richard C.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0791406199 ISBN 13 : 9780791406199

Editeur : State University of New York Press, 1991

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Richard C. Stephens is Professor of Sociology, Cleveland State University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: State University of New York Press
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0791406199
• ISBN 13: 9780791406199
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 223
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible