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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457086003321

Autore

Hunt Geoffrey <1947-, >

Titolo

Youth, drugs, and nightlife / / Geoffrey Hunt, Molly Moloney, and Kristin Evans

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-134-18924-9

1-134-18925-7

1-282-50373-1

9786612503733

0-203-92941-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (285 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

EvansKristin

MoloneyMolly

Disciplina

362.290835

Soggetti

Youth - Drug use

Subculture

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Book Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Tables""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I Theory and methods for studying youth""; ""Chapter 1 Epidemiology meets cultural studies: Studying and understanding youth cultures, clubs, and drugs""; ""Chapter 2 Clubbers, candy kids, and jaded ravers: Introducing the scene, the participants, and the drugs""; ""Part II The global, the national, and the local""; ""Chapter 3 Clubbing, drugs, and the dance scene in a global perspective""; ""Chapter 4 Youth, US drug policy, and social control of the dance scene""

""Chapter 5 Uncovering the local: San Francisco�s nighttime economy""""Part III Drug pleasures, risks, and combinations""; ""Chapter 6 The “great unmentionable�: Exploring the pleasures and benefits of ecstasy""; ""Chapter 7 Drug use and the meaning of risk""; ""Chapter 8 Combining different substances in the dance scene: Enhancing pleasure, managing risk, and timing effects""; ""Part IV Gender, social context, and ethnicity""; ""Chapter 9 Drugs, gender,



sexuality, and accountability in the world of raves""; ""Chapter 10 Alcohol, gender, and social context""

""Chapter 11 Asian American youth: Consumption, identity, and drugs in the dance scene""""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

Youth, Drugs, and Night Life examines the relationships between the electronic dance scene and drug use for young ravers and clubbers today. Based on over 300 interviews with ravers, DJ's and promoters, Hunt, Moloney, and Evans examine the different social groupings that make up the scene. The authors explore the accomplishment of gender, sexuality, and Asian American ethnic identity and critically analyze the negotiation of risk and pleasure within the world of raves and dance clubs. We learn about young ravers and clubbers' frustrations with recent attempts to control clubs and raves and the