Ties That Bind: Youth and Drugs in a Black Community

By Kojo A. Dei

This provocative study of drug use among Black youths living in a U.S. community focuses on the dynamic relationship between drugs, society, and culture. Dei's vivid presentation of the portraits of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1577661990
• ISBN13: 9781577661993
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Waveland Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.3" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

On the issue of drugs in the black community

Dei's book, written in simple language, cannot fail to arouse considerable interest among anthropology, sociology, and criminal justice students, as well individuals who are interested in working with youths. Dei draws a wealth of knowledge from a minority community as he thoroughly investigates and elucidates the drug phenomenon. He shows how drug use is integrated into the ordinary lives of people, a contrast to the dark images of black drug users typically portrayed in the media.