Historique
Chapitre
Sociocultural factors in marihuana use in the United States
(Facteurs socioculturels de l'usage de marihuana aux Etats-Unis)
in :
Auteur(s) :
MCGLOTHLIN, W. H.
Année
1975
Page(s) :
p. 531-547
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
La Hague : Mouton publishers
ISBN :
978-90-279-7669-7
Refs biblio. :
51
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
CANNABIS
;
HISTOIRE
;
MILIEU SOCIOCULTUREL
;
MOUVEMENT SOCIAL
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Résumé :
During the 1960s, the characteristics of the marihuana-using population in the U.S. changed from a predominantly lower socioeconomic minority group to one of middle to upper-upper status. It is argued that this transition resulted from large numbers of middle-class youth participating marginally in the styles set by the hippy or psychedelic movement. This interpretation is supported by the age, social and geographic distributions of current marihuana users, as well as by their attitude, value, personality, and behavior characteristics. The symbolic role of marihuana use also appears to be the most important factor in shaping patterns of use. In comparison with other cannabis-using cultures, the ratio of daily to irregular user appears disproportionately low, and the amounts consumed are definitely much smaller. Most U.S. users can be considered as playing at cannabis use in comparison to patterns in other cultures. To the extent that symbolic factors play a role in the current marihuana epidemic, as opposed to the pharmacological properties of the drug, usage can be expected to stabilize in the near future and subsequently decline. On the other hand, the extensive introduction of the drug into the culture will undoubtedly result in substantial continued usage. This residual group will likely contain a significant number who consume marihuana or more potent preparations in amounts comparable to heavy users in other cultures, i.e. 200 mg. THC or more. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Dept. of Psychology, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.
Cote :
L00044