Illegal Leisure - The Normalization of Adolescent Recreational Drug Use

Zusatztext 'Overall! the book is thoughtful! interesting and well-written! peppered with excerpts from the interviews which help both to illuminate and give a feel for the findings. It should be of interest to those in the addictions field! giving insight into youth culture! although perhaps it should also be read by those in government' - Review in Addiction Biology! Vol 4! 1999! by Louise Hope! University of Kent at Canterbury Informationen zum Autor Aldridge, Judith; Measham, Fiona; Parker, Howard Zusammenfassung This offers an insight into the role drug use now plays in British youth culture. The authors present the results of a five-year longitudinal study into young people and drug taking. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Chapter 1 Why are more young Britons taking drugs?; Chapter 2 The North-West Longitudinal Study; Chapter 3 Alcohol; Chapter 4 Patterns; Chapter 5 Pathways; Chapter 6 Journeys; Chapter 7 Towards the normalisation of recreational drug use;

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• Autori: Judith Aldridge, Judith Measham Aldridge, Aldridge Judith, Fiona Measham, Measham Fiona, Howard Parker
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 03.09.1998
• EAN: 9780415158107
• ISBN: 978-0-415-15810-7
• Pagine: 192
• Serie: Adolescence and Society
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie; Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Age groups: children, Age groups: adolescents