Humanizing folk devils using ethnography.
J Ethn Subst Abuse
; 17(1): 64-78, 2018.
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| ID: mdl-29035158
The sociological concepts of the "moral panic" and the deviant "folk devil" apply to the drug panics in the United States over methamphetamine, heroin, and crack cocaine. Mothers or pregnant women who smoke crack cocaine, and their babies, are assigned exaggerated "demonic" attributes that result in stigma and societal rejection. Otherwise, ethnographic studies of drug users demonstrate realities that are other than what might be considered were one to merely look at their use and the consequences. These considerations are examined with respect to the image of folk devils, methadone program attendees, smokers of "blunts," opium den habitués, and others grouped together as negative influences as a result of their drug habits.
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Texto completo:
1
Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Controles Informales de la Sociedad
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Distancia Psicológica
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Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias
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Estigma Social
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Principios Morales
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Ethn Subst Abuse
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS SOCIAIS
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TRANSTORNOS RELACIONADOS COM SUBSTANCIAS
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido