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The use of illegal drugs is so common that a number of commentators now refer to the 'normalisation' of drug consumption. It is surprising, then, that to date very little academic work has explored drug use as part of contemporary popular culture. This collection of readings will apply an innovatory, multi-disciplinary approach to this theme, combining some of the most recent research on 'the normalisation thesis' with fresh work on the relationship between drug use and popular culture. In drawing upon criminological, sociological and cultural studies approaches, this book will make an important contribution to the newly emerging field positioned at the intersection of these disciplines. The particular focus of the book is upon drug consumption as popular culture. It aims to provide an accessible collection of chapters and readings that will explore drug use in popular culture in a way that is relevant to undergraduates and postgraduates studying a variety of courses, including criminology, sociology, media studies, health care and social work.

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Author:   Paul Manning (University of Winchester)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Willan Publishing
Weight:   0.793kg
ISBN:  

9781843922117

ISBN 10:   1843922118
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   01 February 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: Context, theory and history Introduction 1. An introduction to theoretical approaches and research traditions 2. Mental health and moral panic: drug discourses in history Part 2: Considering the 'normalisation thesis' Introduction: an overview of the normalisation debate 3. Definitely, maybe, not? The normalization of recreational drug use amongst young people 4. The 'normalisation' of 'sensible' recreational drug use: further evidence from the North West Longitudinal Study Part 3: Representing drugs in and as popular culture Introduction 5. Drugs and popular music in the modern age 6. Drugs, the family and recent American cinema 7. Under a cloud: morality,ambivalence and uncertainty in news discourse of cannabis law reform in Great Britain 8. The symbolic framing of drug use in the news: ecstasy and volatile substance abuse in newspapers 9. Drug dealers as folk heroes? Drugs and television situation comedy 10. 'Junk, skunk and Northern Lights - representing drugs in children's literaturePart 4: Identities, cultural practices and drugs Introduction 11. Echoes of drug culture in urban music 12. Drugs and identity: being a junkie mum 13. Women, drugs and popular culture: is there a need for a feminist embodiment perspective? 14. The drugs of labour: the contested nature of popular drug use in childbirth Part 5: Drugs, normalisation and popular culture: implications and policy Introduction 15. Systemic 'normalisation'? - mapping and interpreting policy responses to illicit drug us

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Paul Manning is the Head of the School of Media and Film at Winchester University, UK. His research interests include news and political communication, news sources, drugs and popular culture, and cultural criminology.

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