Historique
Article de Périodique
"The meth factor": Group membership, information management, and the navigation of stigma (2013)
Auteur(s) :
McKENNA, S. A.
Année
2013
Page(s) :
351-385
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
ETUDE QUALITATIVE
;
SEXE FEMININ
;
METHAMPHETAMINE
;
STIGMATISATION
;
MEDIA
;
VIOLENCE
;
USAGER
;
DISCOURS
;
IDENTITE
Résumé :
Methamphetamine (or "meth") , a central nervous system stimulant, has been constructed as a dangerous drug with certain and extreme consequences. Incomplete and sometimes inaccurate portrayals, white aimed at preventing the initiation of use, stigmatize those who do use. Using data from in-depth, qualitative interviews with eight Northern Colorado women who are active meth users, this article explores how female meth users navigate this stigma through negotiation of group membership and management of information. The women in this study internalize and challenge the stigma: They identify as meth users and addicts yet view their own practices as distinguishing them from other users; and, they carefully control the extent to which they tell others of their use, even when contradictory to their sense of self and desirable relationships. These findings support the need for increased recognition and further examination of the rote and enactment of agency among drug users and other oppressed groups.
Affiliation :
USA
Cote :
Abonnement