02958oam 2200673I 450 991046304330332120200520144314.00-203-09659-21-283-84389-71-136-21904-810.4324/9780203096598 (CKB)2670000000299131(EBL)1078754(OCoLC)820011103(SSID)ssj0000784795(PQKBManifestationID)11410375(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000784795(PQKBWorkID)10783417(PQKB)10803831(MiAaPQ)EBC1078754(Au-PeEL)EBL1078754(CaPaEBR)ebr10631139(CaONFJC)MIL415639(EXLCZ)99267000000029913120180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCultural ecstasies drugs, gender and the social imaginary /Ilana MountianLondon ;New York :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (169 p.)Concepts for critical psychology : disciplinary boundaries re-thoughtDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-58386-1 0-415-58383-7 Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Cultural Ecstasies: Drugs, gender and the social imaginary; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Conceptualising the social imaginary: Setting the theoretical ground; 3 Historical discourses of drugs; 4 Discourses of addiction; 5 Drug use and the social imaginary; 6 Gender in the social imaginary of drugs; 7 Drug policies; Notes; References; IndexIn this important contribution to the field, Ilana Mountian critically analyses discourses surrounding drug addiction, drug prohibition, treatment and prevention, and highlights new ways of understanding the role that gender plays in the ethics of drug use across cultures. The book analyses the discourses of religion, criminality and medicine, and shows how they, combined with key historical events, affect our views of drug use and drug users based on gender, race and class. The book draws on research from a variety of fields to provide alternative conceptual and methodologicaConcepts for critical psychology.Drug abuseSocial aspectsDrug addictionSocial aspectsWomenDrug useWomen drug addictsElectronic books.Drug abuseSocial aspects.Drug addictionSocial aspects.WomenDrug use.Women drug addicts.362.29Mountian Ilana.946434MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463043303321Cultural ecstasies2138274UNINA