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NCJ Number: 173615 Add to Shopping cart Find in a Library
Title: Drug-Related Identity Change: Theoretical Development and Empirical Assessment
Journal: Journal of Drug Issues  Volume:28  Issue:2  Dated:Spring 1998  Pages:299-328
Author(s): T L Anderson; J A Mott
Date Published: 1998
Annotation: Using an extant model based on concepts from symbolic interactionism and the Birmingham School of Cultural Studies, this study explored the drug-related identity change process, which may offer significant sociological insights into the etiology of drug abuse.
Abstract: The basic premise was that identity concerns motivate individuals toward drug subcultural groups and that such groups help them resolve their identity problems. The study used a face- to-face interview format to administer a structured questionnaire to new clients (n=228) at publicly funded drug-abuse treatment programs in mid-Michigan. To be eligible for the study, a person had to self-report that a drug other than alcohol was his/her primary drug of choice. The sample consisted of a representative sample of white and black males and females. The data show that for many of the subjects drug-related identity change began in childhood and early adolescence with marginalizing experiences that helped create ego identity discomfort and a loss of control in defining an identity before drug use. Identification with a drug subculture offered alternative identities to resolve such predicaments. Additionally, the study found that identification with a drug subculture significantly reduced ego identity discomfort during drug use; this substantiates the claim that subcultures can act as solutions to individual problems and predicaments. 2 figures, 6 tables, 13 notes, and 69 references
Main Term(s): Drug abuse causes
Index Term(s): Self concept; Subculture theory; Symbolic interaction theory
Grant Number: SBR9412149; DA07293-04
Sponsoring Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Bethesda, MD 20892-9561
National Science Foundation
Washington, DC 20550
Page Count: 30
Format: Article
Language: English
Country: United States of America
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