Pissing on Demand: Workplace Drug Testing and the Rise of the Detox Industry

Author:   Ken D. Tunnell
Publisher:   New York University Press
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9780814782811


Pages:   179
Publication Date:   01 March 2004
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Ken D. Tunnell
Publisher:   New York University Press
Imprint:   New York University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9780814782811


ISBN 10:   0814782817
Pages:   179
Publication Date:   01 March 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Pissing on Demand presents a wide-ranging and thought-provoking discussion of the contemporary erosion of civil liberties. No one can read this fine book without being infuriated and alarmed, challenged and--ultimately--enlightened. A real contribution to democratic discourse.


Tunnell has written an insightful volume that is clearly written, well organized, informative, and interesting. -Choice An informative and thought-provoking book. Tunnell locates drug testing within its broader social context and in so doing demonstrates the importance of a dynamic and interactive approach to a complex topic... Necessary reading for anyone interested in technology and social control. -Gary T. Marx,author of Undercover Police Surveillance in America Pissing on Demand presents a wide-ranging and thought-provoking discussion of the contemporary erosion of civil liberties. No one can read this fine book without being infuriated and alarmed, challenged andultimatelyenlightened. A real contribution to democratic discourse. -Philip Jenkins,author of <ahref= http://www.nyupress.org/product_info.php?cPath=&products_id=2533 >Beyond Tolerance: Child Pornography on the Internet Using as his starting point a study of workplace drug testing, Ken Tunnell's Pissing on Demand presents a wide-ranging and thought-provoking discussion of the contemporary erosion of civil liberties. No one can read this fine book without being infuriated and alarmed, challenged and-ultimately-enlightened. A real contribution to democratic discourse. -Philip Jenkins,author of Beyond Tolerance: Child Pornography on the Internet Reports on the Orwellian invasion of our privacy by pre-employment and on-the-job surprise drug tests carried out by government agencies, the military, and business firms. The book also provides a comprehensive review of the bustling market in products and tactics to beat the testing regimens. Pissing on Demand needs to be read widely to alert us to the ever-shrinking limits of our personal privacy. -Gilbert Geis,author of White-Collar Crime: Classic and Contemporary Views


<p> Pissing on Demand presents a wide-ranging and thought-provoking discussion of the contemporary erosion of civil liberties. No one can read this fine book without being infuriated and alarmed, challenged and--ultimately--enlightened. A real contribution to democratic discourse.


Tunnell has written an insightful volume that is clearly written, well organized, informative, and interesting. -Choice An informative and thought-provoking book. Tunnell locates drug testing within its broader social context and in so doing demonstrates the importance of a dynamic and interactive approach to a complex topic... Necessary reading for anyone interested in technology and social control. -Gary T. Marx,author of Undercover Police Surveillance in America Pissing on Demand presents a wide-ranging and thought-provoking discussion of the contemporary erosion of civil liberties. No one can read this fine book without being infuriated and alarmed, challenged and--ultimately--enlightened. A real contribution to democratic discourse. -Philip Jenkins,author of <ahref= http://www.nyupress.org/product_info.php?cPath=&products_id=2533 >Beyond Tolerance: Child Pornography on the Internet Using as his starting point a study of workplace drug testing, Ken Tunnell's Pissing on Demand presents a wide-ranging and thought-provoking discussion of the contemporary erosion of civil liberties. No one can read this fine book without being infuriated and alarmed, challenged and-ultimately-enlightened. A real contribution to democratic discourse. -Philip Jenkins,author of Beyond Tolerance: Child Pornography on the Internet Reports on the Orwellian invasion of our privacy by pre-employment and on-the-job surprise drug tests carried out by government agencies, the military, and business firms. The book also provides a comprehensive review of the bustling market in products and tactics to beat the testing regimens. Pissing on Demand needs to be read widely to alert us to the ever-shrinking limits of our personal privacy. -Gilbert Geis,author of White-Collar Crime: Classic and Contemporary Views


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Kenneth D. Tunnell teaches at Eastern Kentucky University. His previous books include Living Off Crime, Choosing Crime, and Political Crime in Contemporary America.

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