The social value of drug addicts : uses of the useless
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HV5801 .S48 2014
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HV5801 .S48 2014
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| General Shelving - 3rd Floor | HV5801 .S48 2014 | On Shelf |
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248 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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40023102166
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-242) and index.
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"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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Singer, M., & Page, J. B. (2014). The social value of drug addicts: uses of the useless . Left Coast Press Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Singer, Merrill and J. Bryan Page. 2014. The Social Value of Drug Addicts: Uses of the Useless. Walnut Creek, California: Left Coast Press Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Singer, Merrill and J. Bryan Page. The Social Value of Drug Addicts: Uses of the Useless Walnut Creek, California: Left Coast Press Inc, 2014.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Singer, M. and Page, J. B. (2014). The social value of drug addicts: uses of the useless. Walnut Creek, California: Left Coast Press Inc.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Singer, Merrill., and J. Bryan Page. The Social Value of Drug Addicts: Uses of the Useless Left Coast Press Inc., 2014.
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