Hurt

Chronicles of the Drug War Generation
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-0-520-29346-5
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Cloth Over Boards, Format (B × H): 237 mm x 159 mm, Gewicht: 510 g

Hurt: Chronicles of the Drug War Generation weaves engaging first-person accounts of the lives of baby boomer drug users, including author Miriam Boeri’s first-hand knowledge as the sister of a heroin addict. The compelling stories are set in historical context, from the cultural influence of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll to contemporary discourse that pegs drug addiction as a disease punishable by incarceration. With penetrating insight and conscientious attention to the intersectionality of race, gender, and class, Boeri reveals the impact of an increasingly punitive War on Drugs on a hurting generation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Boeri, Miriam

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Invalidität, Krankheit und Abhängigkeit: Soziale Aspekte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Prologue
Introduction

1 • The Historical and Social Context
2 • The Life Course of Baby Boomers
3. Relationships
4 • The War on Drugs and Mass Incarceration
5 • The Racial Landscape of the Drug War
6 • Women Doing Drugs
7 • Aging in Drug Use
8 • The Culture of Control Expands
9 • Social Reconstruction and Social Recovery

Epilogue
Appendix: The Older Drug User Study Methodology
Notes
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Miriam Boeri is Associate Professor of Sociology at Bentley University. She is the author of Women on Ice: Methamphetamine Use among Suburban Women.