Historique
Chapitre
The social nexus of ganja in Jamaica
(Lien social et ganja en Jamaïque)
in :
Auteur(s) :
COMITAS, L.
Année :
1975
Page(s) :
p. 119-132
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
La Hague : Mouton publishers
ISBN :
978-90-279-7669-7
Refs biblio. :
4
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
CANNABIS
;
CULTURE ILLICITE
;
USAGE THERAPEUTIQUE
;
CONSOMMATION
;
CULTUREL
;
MILIEU SOCIOCULTUREL
;
CROYANCE
;
SOCIALISATION
Thésaurus géographique
JAMAIQUE
Résumé :
The contemporary complex of behavior and values associated with cannabis use among the working-class population of Jamaica is considered as an institution. Preceding the main discussion, brief summaries of the East Indian paternity of the complex as well as the extent of current cannabis use are presented. Substantive sections are organized around three principal themes: patterns of activities related to cannabis (cultivation, distribution, and consumption); social groupings of cannabis users (as related to specific activities and to age factors); beliefs and values underlying the cannabis institution (variations related to different modes of consumption, cannabis as energizer, and "the motivational syndrome"). A final section considers cannabis use as a social class marker; cannabis and social mobility; and stereotypes and misconceptions about cannabis reportedly held by the socially superordinate sections of Jamaican society. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Teachers College, Columbia Univ.
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.
Cote :
L00044