Northern Soul: Drug Use, Crime And Social Identity in the 1970s Northern Soul Scene - Couverture rigide

Wilson, Andrew

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1843922088 ISBN 13 : 9781843922087

Editeur : Willan Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

Northern Soul Examines how cultural patterns and normative standards are established through individual practices and group interaction. This book shows how early life influences have an impact on shaping social identity, attachment to the subculture, and involvement in crime. It concludes with a summary of its implications for the sociology of adolescence. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

This book provides a vivid historical ethnography of the 1970s Northern Soul Scene, drawing on the author's personal involvement in this as well as extensive research. The book examines how cultural patterns and normative standards are established through individual practices and group interaction,and aims to show how participants in the scene became converted to actions that they once thought unacceptable - for a substantial majority this was amphetamine use, and for a minority, opiate use and burglary.

The book shows how early social background experiences influenced how quickly participants started using amphetamines and whether they subsequently became involved in criminal activities such as the burglary of pharmacies, and suggests a link between burglary of chemist shops, opiate use and fatalities from drugs overdose. Such high-risk behaviour is associated with previous delinquency and early social background, rather than the nature of involvement in the subculture.The book shows how early life influences have a powerful impact on shaping social identity, attachment to the subculture, and involvement in crime. How and why individuals become involved in the subculture, and the impact it had on identity, are central themes to the study. The findings suggest that while involvement in the Northern Soul Scene provided valued memories and friendships, it did not impede movement to the conventional roles and responsibilities of adulthood. The book concludes with a summary of its implications for the sociology of adolescence, subcultural theories and deviant careers.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Andrew Wilson is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University. His research interests include drugs, subcultures and gangs, and young people, crime and justice.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Willan Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1843922088
• ISBN 13: 9781843922087
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 232