ISBN:
9781452262963
,
1452262969
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xi, 311 p. :)
,
ill.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Durrant, Russil Substance use & abuse
DDC:
306/.1
Keywords:
Drug abuse Social aspects
;
Substance abuse Social aspects
;
Drug abuse Social aspects
;
Substance abuse Social aspects
;
Substance-Related Disorders psychology
;
Social Environment
;
Substance-Related Disorders history
;
POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Cultural Policy
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Popular Culture
;
Drug abuse ; Social aspects
;
Substance abuse ; Social aspects
;
Drogenmissbrauch
;
Soziologie
;
Kultur
;
Geschichte
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
"Substance Use and Abuse: Cultural and Historical Perspectives provides an inclusive explanation of the human desire to take drugs. Using a multidisciplinary framework, authors Russil Durrant and Jo Thakker explore the cultural and historical variables that contribute to drug use. Intergrating biological, psychosocial, and cultural-historical perspectives, this innovative and accessible volume addresses the fundamental question of why drug use is such a ubiquitous feature of human society."--Jacket
Abstract:
What needs to be explained and how should we explain it? -- The nature and scope of substance use and abuse -- An evolutionary perspective -- Drugs in history -- The forces of history: explaining patterns of use and abuse -- Drugs and culture -- The role of culture: explaining patterns of use -- Conceptualizing and treating substance use problems: a cultural-historical perspective -- Prevention, treatment, and public policy: an integrated perspective.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-289) and indexes
URL:
http://sk.sagepub.com/books/substance-use-and-abuse
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