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Author:   Tanya Telfair Sharpe
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9780789024565

ISBN 10:   078902456
Pages:   262
Publication Date:   18 October 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword (Johnnetta B. Cole) Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. The Social and Economic Precursors of Crack Use in Inner Cities Crack Use and Women Crack Use and Pregnancy Crack Use and Motherhood The Atlanta Crack Scene Chapter 2. Bearing the Legacy of Social Change: A Theory of Gender Roles Among the Inner-City Poor Gender Role Origins Slavery and Gender Roles Segregation and Gender Roles: Significance of the Sharecropping System The Desegregation Era: Proliferation of a Ghetto Subculture and Increased Gender Role Tension Late-Century Changes in Social Policy: 1980s and 1990s Analysis of the Influence of Crack on Gender Roles Chapter 3. The Crack Culture and Its Roles: The Complexities of Crack Prostitution Addict’s Roles The Crack Culture Crack Houses Crack House Roles and Rules The Role of Black Women in the Crack Culture Crack Roles versus Gender Roles Gender Relationships in the Crack Culture Defining Sex-for-Crack Exchange Chapter 4. A Picture of the Women Identification of the Women Studied Women Who Exchanged Sex for Crack Sex-for-Crack Pregnancies and Their Outcomes Women Who Became Pregnant Chapter 5. Lives of Women Who Exchange Sex for Crack Stressed Life Situations Difficult Beginnings: Lives Before Crack The Crack Transformation Chapter 6. Exchanging Sex for Crack and Sexual Risk Taking Sex for Crack Initiation: Transition from Quasi-Relationships to Prostitution Sexual Risk Taking Role Negotiation: Partner Selection, Power, and Control Chapter 7. Sex-for-Crack Pregnancies The Women and Their Pregnancies Issues Influencing Pregnancy Responses Child Loss Chapter 8. Sex-for-Crack Children Life Circumstances of Sex-for-Crack Children Children’s Relationships with Family Members Mothering Sex-for-Crack Children Abuse, Neglect, and Abandonment Chapter 9. Discussion, Conclusions, and Policy Suggestions Discussion Sex-for-Crack Pregnancies and Their Outcomes Awareness of Risk Child Loss and Custody Issues Crack Use, Motherhood, and Opportunity Structure Life Quality of Sex-for-Crack Children Discussion of Related Issues Social Structure and the Legacy of Social Change Crack and Gender Roles Policy Suggestions Conclusions Chapter 10. Method Notes Overview Background and Project Sequence Project-Participant Profile Screening and Sampling Processes Ethnography Human Subjects’ Concerns Data Analysis Glossary References Index

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