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Drugs, Clubs And Young People: Sociological And Public Health Perspectives

By Bill Sanders

Book information

Publisher
Ashgate Publishing
Year
2006
ISBN
9780754646990, 0754646998
Open Library ID
OL22733128M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1149890 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
215\215
Library
ebook3000.com
Time added
2010-05-17 00:23:50

Description

Millions of young people attend raves and clubs every weekend, yet until now this has been a relatively unexplored area. In this volume the contributors offer critical insights into this very popular activity by exploring and analyzing behaviours common at raves and nightclubs through sociological and public health perspectives. Material is drawn from the US, UK and Hong Kong to provide cross-cultural comparisons, allowing for the demystification of stereotypical presentations and the illumination of concerns surrounding young people who attend clubs and/or use club drugs. The volume provides theoretical insights related to illicit club drug use and supply, which aims, in part, to challenge current orthodoxies on the role of drug use within young peoples' lives. The volume provides a badly needed objective analysis of youthful drug use, and a foundation from which future sociological and public studies on young people, clubs and drugs, as well as young people themselves, will benefit.

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