Addiction in South and East Africa: Interdisciplinary Approaches
Editat de Yamikani Ndasauka, Grivas Muchineripi Kayangeen Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 aug 2020
This book explores both the existence and prevalence of addiction in South and East Africa, departing from traditional assumptions about addiction in the region. The authors employ an interdisciplinary approach to understand the actual prevalence of addiction and the forms it takes in South and East Africa. The book also addresses the perceptions and conceptualisation of addiction in the region, in addition to discussing specific issues related to drug and alcohol abuse and addiction, social media addiction, and sex addiction.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9783030135959
ISBN-10: 3030135950
Pagini: 312
Ilustrații: XXI, 312 p. 12 illus., 8 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2019
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland
ISBN-10: 3030135950
Pagini: 312
Ilustrații: XXI, 312 p. 12 illus., 8 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2019
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland
Cuprins
1. Introduction: Making a Case for Addiction in Africa.- Part I Conceptualisation of Addiction.- 2. Addiction in the Light of African Values: Undermining Vitality and Community.- 3. Cannabis Use and Addiction in African Communities; a Value or a Vice?.- 4. The Moral Question of Addiction: An African Philosophical Perspective.- 5. An Ubuntu Approach to Addiction-Response Framework in Malawian Schools.- Part IIAddiction in Literature and Popular Culture.- 6. Oral Traditions: A Tool for Understanding Alcohol and Drug Addiction in Swaziland.- 7. Sex Addiction in Contemporary African Fiction: An Analysis of Selected Works of Short Fiction.- 8. Popular Culture and Representations of Addiction: Understanding Malawi Urban Music in the Narratives of Drugs and Sex.- 9. Semiotic Creativity and Innovation: Offshoots of Social Media Addiction.- 10. Macho Rhetoric in Alcohol Addiction: The Narratives of Masculinities among Malawian Youths.- Part III Neurobiology and Neurochemistryof Addiction.- 11. Neurochemistry and Pharmacology of Addictions: An African Perspective.- 12. Neurobiology of Substance of Abuse (Drugs) and Behavioural Addiction in Africa.- Part IV Substance and Non-substance Addiction.- 13. Prevalence of Alcohol Addiction in Africa.- 14. Drug Use and Addiction Amongst Women with Disabilities Who Are Commercial Sex Workers in Zimbabwe.- 15. Drug Addiction among Youths in Zimbabwe: Social Work Perspective.- 16. Internet Addiction and Mental Health among College Students in Malawi.- 17. Curbing Tobacco Addiction in Kenya: Ethical and Legal Challenges Arising.- 18. Conclusion: Defining the Future of Addiction Research in South and East Africa.
Notă biografică
Yamikani Ndasauka, PhD, is Senior Lecturer and Head-Department of Philosophy at Chancellor College in the University of Malawi. He has 9 years of teaching and research experience in Philosophy, Psychology, and Ethics. He has published in international journals such as Frontiers in Psychology, Computers in Human Behaviour, and PlosOne.
Grivas Muchineripi Kayange, PhD, is Senior Lecture and Dean-Faculty of Humanities at Chancellor College in the University of Malawi. His recent publications include Meaning and Truth in African Philosophy (Springer, 2018) and Rediscovering Individual-based Values in Ubuntu Virtue Ethics: Transforming Corporate Entities in Post-colonial Africa (ISAP, Book chapter, 2018).
Grivas Muchineripi Kayange, PhD, is Senior Lecture and Dean-Faculty of Humanities at Chancellor College in the University of Malawi. His recent publications include Meaning and Truth in African Philosophy (Springer, 2018) and Rediscovering Individual-based Values in Ubuntu Virtue Ethics: Transforming Corporate Entities in Post-colonial Africa (ISAP, Book chapter, 2018).
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This book explores both the existence and prevalence of addiction in South and East Africa, departing from traditional assumptions about addiction in the region. The authors employ an interdisciplinary approach to understand the actual prevalence of addiction and the forms it takes in South and East Africa. The book also addresses the perceptions and conceptualisation of addiction in the region, in addition to discussing specific issues related to drug and alcohol abuse and addiction, social media addiction, and sex addiction.
Caracteristici
Draws on interdisciplinary research to propose specific solutions to combat substance abuse and related concerns Includes a consideration of recent issues related to substance abuse, such as unemployment and and illness Refuses to work from assumptions about drug and alcohol use in East Africa and instead pursues an unbiased examination of existing research