Women in Narcotics Anonymous: Overcoming Stigma and Shame - J. Sanders

Women in Narcotics Anonymous: Overcoming Stigma and Shame

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Buch | Hardcover
126 Seiten
2014
Palgrave Pivot (Verlag)
978-1-137-44069-3 (ISBN)
53,45 inkl. MwSt
This book looks at a sample of female drug addicts seeking recovery in Narcotics Anonymous (NA). Through working the Twelve Steps and by attending women-only groups, these women are able to confront the double standard that makes recovery from addiction especially difficult.

Jolene Sanders is Associate Professor of Sociology at Hood College, Frederick, MD, USA.

1. Introduction: Women, Addiction, and the Double Standard 2. Women and their Drugs 3. Uncovering Stigma 4. Internalizing Shame 5. Women's Rap 6. Working the Twelve Steps 7. Conclusion: Recovery as Feminism of the Everyday

Zusatzinfo 1 Illustrations, black and white; VIII, 126 p. 1 illus.
Verlagsort Basingstoke
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt Studium 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) Med. Psychologie / Soziologie
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Sozialpädagogik
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Staat / Verwaltung
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Gender Studies
ISBN-10 1-137-44069-4 / 1137440694
ISBN-13 978-1-137-44069-3 / 9781137440693
Zustand Neuware
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