Cultural ecstasies: drugs, gender and the social imaginary
In: Concepts for critical psychology : disciplinary boundaries re-thought
In: Concepts for critical psychology - disciplinary boundaries re-thought
In: Concepts for critical psychology : disciplinary boundaries re-thought
In: Concepts for Critical Psychology
In: Concepts for Critical Psychology Ser.
In 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 methodological perspectives on
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