Historique
Chapitre
Dope fiends and degenerates. The gendering of addiction in the early twentieth century
Auteur(s) :
KEIRE, M. L.
Année
2010
Page(s) :
59-71
Langue(s) :
Anglais
ISBN :
978-0-19-973929-5
Refs biblio. :
54
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
HISTOIRE
;
DIFFERENCE DE GENRE
;
PROFIL SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIQUE
;
SEXE FEMININ
;
CULTUREL
;
PROSTITUE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Reprinted from M.L. Keire, "Dope fiends and degenerates: the gendering of addiction in the early twentieth century", In: Journal of Social History, 1998;31(4), p. 809-822.
Résumé :
In the late nineteenth century the majority of "addicts" in the United States were women from middle-class backgrounds who used drugs for medicinal purposes. This profile changed significantly in the twentieth century, when most "addicts were men from lower- or working-class backgrounds. In this article, Mara Keire discusses these major demographic changes. She introduces the concept of the "femininity of addiction" and argues that our perception of addicts and addiction continued into the twentieth century, despite the demographic changes in the profile of drug users. She also argues that these cultural perceptions served as powerful influences in the area of drug policy.
Cote :
L00464-C