Titre : | "The meth factor": Group membership, information management, and the navigation of stigma (2013) |
Auteurs : | S. A. McKENNA |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Contemporary Drug Problems (Vol.40, n°3, Fall 2013) |
Article en page(s) : | 351-385 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | SHS (Sciences humaines et sociales / Humanities and social sciences) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique ETATS-UNISThésaurus 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. |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Affiliation : | USA |
Cote : | Abonnement |
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