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245 14 a| The social value of drug addictsh| [electronic resource] :b| the uses of the useless /c| Merrill Singer and J.Bryan Page.;

260 a| Walnut Creek, California :b| Left Coast Press Inc.,c| [2014];

300 a| 248 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-242) and index.;

505 8 a| Machine generated contents note: IntroductionChapter 1. The Social Construction of Drug ConsumersChapter 2. Drug Users through the Ages: When Did Addicts Become a Separate Category?Chapter 3. Representations of Addicts and the Construction of ProhibitionsChapter 4. Imagine That: Drug Users and LiteratureChapter 5. Picture This: Pictorial Construction of Drug Users in the World of FilmChapter 6. The Legal Construction of Drug Users:Policy, the Courts, Incarcerating Institutions, Police Practice, and the War on DrugsChapter 7. Drug Users in Social Science: The Others We've MadeConclusionReferencesIndexAbout the Authors.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "Drug users are typically portrayed as worthless slackers, burdens on society, and just plain useless--culturally, morally, and economically. By contrast, this book argues that the social construction of some people as useless is in fact extremely useful to other people. Leading medical anthropologists Merrill Singer and J. Bryan Page analyze media representations, drug policy, and underlying social structures to show what industries and social sectors benefit from the criminalization, demonization, and even popular glamorization of addicts. Synthesizing a broad range of key literature and advancing innovative arguments about the social construction of drug users and their role in contemporary society, this book is an important contribution to public health, medical anthropology, popular culture, and related fields"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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The social value of drug addicts the uses of the useless / Merrill Singer and J.Bryan Page.

Author/creator	Singer, Merrill
Other author	Page, J. Bryan, 1947-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Walnut Creek, California : Left Coast Press Inc., [2014]
Description	248 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Drug addicts. Social values. Drug abuse--Social aspects.

Contents	Machine generated contents note: IntroductionChapter 1. The Social Construction of Drug ConsumersChapter 2. Drug Users through the Ages: When Did Addicts Become a Separate Category?Chapter 3. Representations of Addicts and the Construction of ProhibitionsChapter 4. Imagine That: Drug Users and LiteratureChapter 5. Picture This: Pictorial Construction of Drug Users in the World of FilmChapter 6. The Legal Construction of Drug Users:Policy, the Courts, Incarcerating Institutions, Police Practice, and the War on DrugsChapter 7. Drug Users in Social Science: The Others We've MadeConclusionReferencesIndexAbout the Authors.
Abstract	"Drug users are typically portrayed as worthless slackers, burdens on society, and just plain useless--culturally, morally, and economically. By contrast, this book argues that the social construction of some people as useless is in fact extremely useful to other people. Leading medical anthropologists Merrill Singer and J. Bryan Page analyze media representations, drug policy, and underlying social structures to show what industries and social sectors benefit from the criminalization, demonization, and even popular glamorization of addicts. Synthesizing a broad range of key literature and advancing innovative arguments about the social construction of drug users and their role in contemporary society, this book is an important contribution to public health, medical anthropology, popular culture, and related fields"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-242) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2013029130
ISBN	9781611321173 (hardback)

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