Titre : | A "special population" with "unique treatment needs": Dominant representations of "women's substance abuse" and their effects (2014) |
Auteurs : | F. S. MARTIN ; S. ASTON ; Complexity: Researching alcohol and other drugs in a multiple world (August 21-23, 2013; Aarhus, Denmark) |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Contemporary Drug Problems (Vol.41, n°3, Fall 2014) |
Article en page(s) : | 335-360 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | TRA (Traitement et prise en charge / Treatment and care) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés SEXE FEMININ ; REPRESENTATION SOCIALE ; TRAITEMENT ; POLITIQUE ; DIFFERENCE DE GENRE |
Résumé : | A number of studies suggest that the lack of "gender sensitive" drug treatment services for women represents a pressing social problem, second only to the problem of "women's substance abuse" itself. This article interrogates these "problem representations" by asking on what basis they are considered uniquely problematic. Through a critical analysis of research on women published between 1990-2012 in relevant high impact journals, the article identifies a dominant view of women in the drug field as a "special population" with "unique treatment needs." The article suggests that this view not only reinforces a limited understanding of the harms associated with women's substance abuse, but might also paradoxically enable programs and services for women to remain as "add-ons" and/or narrow the range of "gender sensitive" approaches adopted. |
Domaine : | Plusieurs produits / Several products |
Sous-type de document : | Revue de la littérature / Literature review |
Affiliation : | Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Dalhousie University, Canada |
Cote : | Abonnement |
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