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Youth and Substance Abuse

Autor Kathryn Daley
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 15 dec 2016
This book provides a sociological examination of young people’s pathways into, and out of, substance abuseDrawing from in-depth, life-history interviews with over sixty young people who have experienced problematic drug use, the author uses participants’ narratives to throw light on the relationship between trauma and issues such as homelessness, crime and self-injury.
Contesting the view that substance abuse is either a medical issue or individual failing, the book examines the wide variety of factors which lead to youth substance abuse such as extreme poverty and other structural factors. Whilst it does not overlook individual agency, the rich descriptions from young people's oral histories show us that the contexts in which agency was exercised, was often considerably constrained by significant structural forces. The sociological concept of 'situated choice', which is used to explain and understand how people make choices within their individual context, is used throughout the book as we witness young people wrestling to escape intergenerational disadvantage.
The book will be of interest to scholars and students of Social Work, Social Policy, Youth Studies, Sociology and Health Studies. 
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783319336749
ISBN-10: 3319336746
Pagini: 208
Ilustrații: XIII, 212 p.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2016
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

1. Introduction.- 2. Dancing with Death.- 3. Early Years.- 4. In the Mix.- 5. Cutting out the Pain.- 6. Becoming a Man.- 7. Moving on.- 8. Conclusion
 

Notă biografică

Kathryn Daley is Lecturer in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University, Australia. She teaches courses in social research. Previously she worked as a youth alcohol and other drug outreach worker. 

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This book provides a sociological examination of young people’s pathways into, and out of, substance abuseDrawing from in-depth, life-history interviews with over sixty young people who have experienced problematic drug use, the author uses participants’ narratives to throw light on the relationship between trauma and issues such as homelessness, crime and self-injury.

Contesting the view that substance abuse is either a medical issue or individual failing, the book examines the wide variety of factors which lead to youth substance abuse such as extreme poverty and other structural factors. Whilst it does not overlook individual agency, the rich descriptions from young people's oral histories shows us that they were making choices, but the contexts in which they were exercising agency was considerably constrained by significant structural forces. The sociological concept of 'situated choice', which is used to explain and understand how people make choiceswithin their individual context, is used throughout the book as we witness young people wrestling to escape intergenerational disadvantage.  The book will be of interest to scholars and students of  Social Work, Social Policy, Youth Studies, Sociology and Health Studies. 

Caracteristici

Provides a rare sociological explanation of youth substance abuse Presents rich interview data Analyses young people's own oral histories