02798nam 2200625Ia 450 991045460420332120200520144314.01-299-85057-X0-585-37018-41-59213-807-1(CKB)1000000000522951(EBL)578981(OCoLC)243615893(SSID)ssj0000153609(PQKBManifestationID)11152432(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000153609(PQKBWorkID)10393277(PQKB)11561089(MiAaPQ)EBC578981(MdBmJHUP)muse15725(Au-PeEL)EBL578981(CaPaEBR)ebr10182527(CaONFJC)MIL516308(EXLCZ)99100000000052295119980701d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFast lives[electronic resource] women who use crack cocaine /Claire E. SterkPhiladelphia, PA Temple University Pressc19991 online resource (256 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-56639-672-7 1-56639-671-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-234 and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Getting Into Drugs; 2 Patterns of Income Generation and Drug Use; 3 Significant Others: The Women's Steady Partners; 4 Reproduction and Motherhood; 5 Off and On: Experiences with Drug Treatment; 6 Female Drug Users and the AIDS Epidemic; 7 Violent Encounters; 8 Past Experiences, Future Aspirations and Policies; Notes; Bibliography; IndexProviding insight into drug use from the point of view of female users, this book tells of the complex lives, challenges, and choices of women who use crack cocaine. While popular images of these women present them simply as unreliable individuals, unfit mothers, and women who will do almost anything for crack, Claire Sterk's years of ethnographic research reveal the nature and meaning of crack cocaine use in the larger context of their lives -- including the impact of such issues as gender, class, and race. Focusing on active crack users, Fast Lives compiles information frWomenDrug useUnited StatesCrack (Drug)United StatesWomenUnited StatesSocial conditionsElectronic books.WomenDrug useCrack (Drug)WomenSocial conditions.362.29/82/0820973Sterk Claire E.1957-896084MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454604203321Fast lives2001760UNINA