Neither Villain nor Victim : Empowerment and Agency among Women Substance Abusers /

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Female drug addicts are often stereotyped either as promiscuous, lazy, and selfish, or as weak, scared, and trapped into addiction. These depictions typify the?pathology and powerlessness? narrative that has historically characterized popular and academic conversations about female substance abusers...

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Détails bibliographiques
Autres auteurs: Anderson, Tammy L., 1963- (Éditeur intellectuel)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2008.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Women prisoners > Rehabilitation.
Women prisoners > Drug use.
Women drug addicts.
Female offenders > Rehabilitation.
Female offenders > Drug use.
Drug abuse > Treatment.
Drug abuse > Prevention.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Psychopathology > Addiction.
SELF-HELP > Substance Abuse & Addictions > General.
drug addicts.
Femmes.
Maladies > Facteurs sexuels.
Toxicomanie.
Toxicomanie > Traitement.
Toxicomanie > Prevention.
Femmes toxicomanes.
Theorie feministe.
Criminelles > Rehabilitation.
Prisonnieres > Usage des drogues.
Criminelles > Usage des drogues.
Femmes > Usage des drogues.
Toxicomanes.
Women
Sex Factors
Substance-Related Disorders
Feminist theory.
Women.
Sex factors in disease.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Female drug addicts are often stereotyped either as promiscuous, lazy, and selfish, or as weak, scared, and trapped into addiction. These depictions typify the?pathology and powerlessness? narrative that has historically characterized popular and academic conversations about female substance abusers. Neither Villain Nor Victim attempts to correct these polarizing perspectives by presenting a critical feminist analysis of the drug world. By shifting the discussion to one centered on women?s agency and empowerment, this book reveals the complex experiences and social relationships of women addi.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (244 pages).
ISBN:9780813542096

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