From the 1950s 'girl junkie' to the 1990s 'crack mom', Using Women investigates how the cultural representations of women drug users have defined America's drug policies in this century. In analyzing the public's continued fear, horror and outrage wrought by the specter of women using drugs, Nancy Campbell demonstrates the importance that public opinion and popular culture have played in regulating women's lives. The book will chronicle the history of women and drug use, provide a critical policy analysis of the government's drug policies and offer recommendations for the direction our current drug policies should take. Using Women includes such chapters as 'Sex, Drugs and Race in the Age of Dope'; 'Regulating Adolescents in the Postwar US'; 'Fifties Femininity'; and 'Regulating Maternal Instinct'.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9780415924139
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95799539
Product Key Features
Author
Nancy Campbell
Publication Name
Using Women: Gender, Drug Policy, and Social Justice
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Government, Zoology, Healthcare System
Publication Year
2000
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
332 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
476g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Nancy Campbell
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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