With contributions from leading international academics across the social sciences, this accessible handbooktakes a critical look at the key theories, disciplinary approaches, contemporary issues and debates in the field.
· Part I Central Social Science Theories Drug and Alcohol Studies
· Part II Pillars in Social Science Drug and Alcohol Studies
· Part III Controversies and New Approaches in Social Science Drug and Alcohol Studies
This Handbook is an excellent reference text for the growing number of academics, students, scientists and practitioners in the drug and alcohol studies community.
Author(s): Torsten Kolind, Betsy Thom, Geoffrey Hunt
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Year: 2016
Language: English
Pages: 742
City: Los Angeles
Cover
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on the Editors and Contributors
Part I - Central Social Science Theories in Drug and Alcohol Studies
Chapter
1 - Central Social Science Theories in Drug and Alcohol Studies Introduction
Chapter
2 - Historical Perspectives
Chapter
3 - Sociological Perspectives
Chapter 4 - Psychological Explanations
of Addiction
Chapter
5 - Anthropological Study of Drug Use: Methodological and Theoretical Considerations
Chapter
6 - Criminological Perspectives
Chapter
7 - Cultural Studies Approaches to Drugs and Alcohol
Chapter
8 - Geographical Perspectives on Drug and Alcohol Studies
Part II - Pillars in Social Science Drug
and Alcohol Studies
Chapter 9 - Drug Policy
Chapter
10 - Alcohol Policy in Global Context
Chapter
11 - Drug Policy in Practice
Chapter
12 - National Preventive Approaches to Tackle Alcohol Misuse
Chapter
13 - Community-Focused Approaches to the Prevention of Alcohol-Related Harms: From Past Experiences to Future Possibilities
Chapter
14 - Bridging Harm Reduction and Recovery
Chapter
15 - The Treatment Response: Systemic Features, Paradigms and Socio-Cultural Frameworks
Chapter
16 - Matching Patients to Treatments or Matching Interventions to Needs?
Chapter
17 - Workforce Development and Professionalization
Chapter 18 - Reflecting on Intoxication
Chapter
19 - Identity, Friendship and Sociality
Chapter
20 - Consumption and Context
Part III - Controversies and New Approaches in Social Science Drug and Alcohol Studies
Chapter 22 - Learning to Live with ‘Big Fat Words’? An Exploration of the Dominant Concepts Applied to Problem Drug and Alcohol Use
Chapter
23 - The Increasing Visibility of Gender in the Alcohol and Drug Fields
Chapter
24 - Ethnicity and Drug Policy in the USA
Chapter
25 - Social Class and Deprivation
Chapter
26 - Maturing on a High: An Analysis of Trends, Prevalence and Patterns of Recreational Drug Use in Middle and Older Adulthood
Chapter
27 - Sex Work, Illicit Drug Use and The Risk Environment
Chapter
28 - Homelessness and Substance Use
Chapter
29 - The Prison Population and Illegal Drug Use
Chapter
30 - User Perspectives
Chapter
31 - The Relevance of Western Research to Developing Countries: Narrowing the North-South Divide in Drug Policy and Practice
Chapter
32 - The Relevance of ‘Western’ Alcohol Research and Policy to Developing Countries
Chapter
33 - What’s So ‘New’ About New Psychoactive Substances? Definitions, Prevalence, Motivations, User Groups and A Proposed New Taxonomy
Chapter
34 - The Decriminalization of Drugs
Chapter 35 - The Limits of Evidence-Based Practice in the Pursuit of Specific Treatment Efficacy
Chapter
36 - Public Health Approaches to Substance Use: A Critique
Chapter
37 - Illegal Street Economies and Drugs: Getting Involved, Skilled and Trying to Quit
Chapter
38 - Legal Economies: The Role of the Alcohol Industry
Chapter
39 - Natures, Cultures and Bodies of Cannabis
Index
