The funny side of drug dealing: risk, humor, and narrative identity

In this study, we explore the role humor plays in the narrated identities of drug dealers, in their negotiation of the threat of formal punishment, and in their cultural membership and authority. By drawing from interview and observation data gathered from 33 active drug dealers residing in St. Loui...

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Main Author: Dickinson, Timothy (Author)
Contributors: Wright, Richard
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Criminology
Year: 2017, Volume: 55, Issue: 3, Pages: 691-720
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Narrative criminology
Humor
Narrative identy
Drug dealers
Risk management
Drogenkriminalität