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DRUGTAKING, REACTION AND THE SUBTERRANEAN WORLD OF PLAY (FROM SOCIOLOGY OF CRIME AND DELINQUENCY IN BRITAIN, V2 THE NEW CRIMINOLOGIES, 1976, BY PAUL WILES - SEE NCJ - 41955)

NCJ Number
41957
Author(s)
J YOUNG
Date Published
1976
Length
21 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE CONTRASTS TWO POPULARLY APPROACHED EXPLANATIONS OF DRUG-TAKING, CALLED BY THE AUTHOR ABSOLUTISM AND RELATIVISM.
Abstract
THE FACTORS WHICH DETERMINE THE INTENSITY, DIRECTION, AND NATURE OF SOCIAL REACTION AGAINST THE DRUG TAKER ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. THE SUBTERRANEAN VALUES EMBRACING THE CONSUMPTION OF DRUGS FOR PURELY RECREATIONAL AND HEDONISTIC PURPOSES ARE ANALYZED....MSP

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