Drug testing and social control: implications for state theory

A new War on Drugs became the rallying cry during the 1986 Congressional elections. One of the major components of this war was the call for mandatory drug testing of workers. We argue that drug testing has more to do with power than with genuine efforts at reducing the consumption of illicit drugs...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Authors: Gerber, Jurg (Author) ; Jensen, Eric L. 1946- (Author) ; Schreck, Myron (Author) ; Babcock, Ginna M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 1990
In: Contemporary crises
Year: 1990, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 243-258
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Keywords:

MARC

LEADER 00000caa a22000002 4500
001 1884580416
003 DE-627
005 20240402164350.0
007 cr uuu---uuuuu
008 240328s1990 xx |||||o 00| ||eng c
024 7 |a 10.1007/BF00729131  |2 doi 
035 |a (DE-627)1884580416 
035 |a (DE-599)KXP1884580416 
040 |a DE-627  |b ger  |c DE-627  |e rda 
041 |a eng 
084 |a 2,1  |2 ssgn 
100 1 |a Gerber, Jurg  |e VerfasserIn  |4 aut 
245 1 0 |a Drug testing and social control: implications for state theory  |c Jurg Gerber, Eric L. Jensen, Myron Schreck and Ginna M. Babcock 
264 1 |c 1990 
336 |a Text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a Computermedien  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a Online-Ressource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
520 |a A new War on Drugs became the rallying cry during the 1986 Congressional elections. One of the major components of this war was the call for mandatory drug testing of workers. We argue that drug testing has more to do with power than with genuine efforts at reducing the consumption of illicit drugs and then proceed to analyze this expansion of power by capitalists and state managers. Contrary to Block's version of state theory, the power of capitalists and state managers expanded simultaneously. We thus conclude by calling for a partial modification of his model. 
650 4 |a Illicit Drug 
650 4 |a International Relation 
650 4 |a Social Control 
650 4 |a State Manager 
650 4 |a State Theory 
700 1 |a Jensen, Eric L.  |d 1946-  |e VerfasserIn  |0 (DE-588)1146083041  |0 (DE-627)1007655542  |0 (DE-576)179183095  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Schreck, Myron  |e VerfasserIn  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Babcock, Ginna M.  |e VerfasserIn  |4 aut 
773 0 8 |i Enthalten in  |t Contemporary crises  |d Amsterdam : Elsevier, 1977  |g 14(1990), 3, Seite 243-258  |h Online-Ressource  |w (DE-627)509398510  |w (DE-600)2226663-X  |w (DE-576)284748072  |7 nnns 
773 1 8 |g volume:14  |g year:1990  |g number:3  |g pages:243-258 
856 4 0 |u https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00729131  |x Resolving-System  |z lizenzpflichtig  |3 Volltext 
951 |a AR 
ELC |a 1 
LOK |0 000 xxxxxcx a22 zn 4500 
LOK |0 001 4505220893 
LOK |0 003 DE-627 
LOK |0 004 1884580416 
LOK |0 005 20240402164350 
LOK |0 008 240328||||||||||||||||ger||||||| 
LOK |0 040   |a DE-21-110  |c DE-627  |d DE-21-110 
LOK |0 092   |o n 
LOK |0 852   |a DE-21-110 
LOK |0 852 1  |9 00 
LOK |0 935   |a krzo 
ORI |a SA-MARC-krimdoka001.raw