The Social Value of Drug Addicts

Uses of the Useless

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
Cover of the book The Social Value of Drug Addicts by Merrill Singer, J Bryan Page, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Merrill Singer, J Bryan Page ISBN: 9781315417158
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: June 16, 2016
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Merrill Singer, J Bryan Page
ISBN: 9781315417158
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: June 16, 2016
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

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.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

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.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Externalizing Migration Management by Merrill Singer, J Bryan Page
Cover of the book Clinton's Foreign Policy by Merrill Singer, J Bryan Page
Cover of the book The Spectrum Of Child Abuse by Merrill Singer, J Bryan Page
Cover of the book An Introduction to Instructional Services in Academic Libraries by Merrill Singer, J Bryan Page
Cover of the book Laughing and Weeping in Early Modern Theatres by Merrill Singer, J Bryan Page
Cover of the book The Political Economy of Space in the Americas by Merrill Singer, J Bryan Page
Cover of the book Divinity and Maximal Greatness by Merrill Singer, J Bryan Page
Cover of the book The British Tariff System by Merrill Singer, J Bryan Page
Cover of the book Madness and Crime by Merrill Singer, J Bryan Page
Cover of the book Small Comrades by Merrill Singer, J Bryan Page
Cover of the book International Production Networks in Asia by Merrill Singer, J Bryan Page
Cover of the book Soviet Economy and the War bound with Soviet Planning and Labour by Merrill Singer, J Bryan Page
Cover of the book The Economic Merry-Go-Round (RLE: Business Cycles) by Merrill Singer, J Bryan Page
Cover of the book Hillslope Form by Merrill Singer, J Bryan Page
Cover of the book Translation in the Digital Age by Merrill Singer, J Bryan Page
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy