Using Women: Gender, Drug Policy, and Social Justice

by Nancy Campbell and Nancy D. Campbell

Book Overview

From the 1950s 'girl junkie' to the 1990s 'crack mom', Using Women investigates how the cultural representations of women drug users have defined America's drug policies in this century. In analyzing the public's continued fear, horror and outrage wrought by the specter of women using drugs, Nancy Campbell demonstrates the importance that public opinion and popular culture have played in regulating women's lives. The book will chronicle the history...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415924138
• ISBN13: 9780415924139
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"