The Street Addict Role: A Theory of Heroin Addiction

Stephens, Richard C.

ISBN 10: 0791406202 / ISBN 13: 9780791406205

Edité par State Univ of New York Press, Herndon, Virginia, U.S.A., 1991

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• Titre: The Street Addict Role: A Theory of Heroin Addiction
• Éditeur: State Univ of New York Press, Herndon, Virginia, U.S.A.
• Date de parution: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0791406202
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780791406205
• Reliure: Soft cover
• État de l'article: Fine

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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.

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