Addicted to rehab: race, gender, and drugs in the era of mass incarceration

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Sociologist Allison McKim gives an in-depth and innovative ethnographic account of two women's rehab programs, one located in the criminal justice system and one located in the private healthcare system--two very different ways of defining and treating addiction. Her study ultimately reveals a...

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Main Author: McKim, Allison (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick Rutgers University Press 2017
In:Year: 2017
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Drug Addiction > Treatment > United States
Drug addicts > Rehabilitation > United States > United States
Drug addicts > Rehabilitation > United States
POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Social Security
POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Social Services & Welfare
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Social Classes
Drug addiction ; Treatment
Drug addicts ; Rehabilitation
United States
Electronic books
USA > Weibliche Drogenabhängige > Drogentherapie
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Summary:Sociologist Allison McKim gives an in-depth and innovative ethnographic account of two women's rehab programs, one located in the criminal justice system and one located in the private healthcare system--two very different ways of defining and treating addiction. Her study ultimately reveals a two-tiered system, bifurcated by race and class. Â Â
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 14, 2017)
Physical Description:Online Ressource
ISBN:978-0-8135-8765-3
0-8135-8765-4