Historique
Article de Périodique
Becoming vulnerable: Young women's accounts of initiation to injecting drug use (2010)
Auteur(s) :
MARTIN, F. S.
Année
2010
Page(s) :
511-527
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus géographique
AUSTRALIE
Thésaurus mots-clés
SEXE FEMININ
;
INITIATION
;
INJECTION
;
FACTEUR DE VULNERABILITE
;
SOCIOLOGIE
;
ETUDE QUALITATIVE
Résumé :
This article engages in a sociological analysis of young women's experiences of initiation; its aim is to complement epidemiological research on women injectors’ relative vulnerability to drug-related risk through an exploration of the social conditions in which this increased vulnerability is produced. This article is based on the findings of qualitative research indicating that young women's initiation to injecting drug use often takes place in the context of intimate relationships. The analysis presented explores the social and personal significance of intimate relationships in young women's lives, and the link between risk-taking and intimacy. [Author's abstract]
Affiliation :
Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Dalhousie University, 6135 University Avenue, Halifax, NS B3H 4P9, Canada