Gendered Moods: Psychotropics and Society - Rilegato

Ettorre, Elizabeth; Riska, Elianne

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0415082137 ISBN 13: 9780415082136

Casa editrice: Routledge, 1995

Riassunto

Tranquillisers are prescribed to almost twice as many women as men, yet very little gender-based research has been carried out on the social context of their use.
Gendered Moods offers the first feminist analysis of the gendered character of psychotropic drug use, based on studies of long-term psychotropic drug users and the content of drug advertising. The authors argue that gender differences in psychotropic drug use are manifestations of the gendered construction of society as a whole, and that, as a result, women are particularly susceptible to being channelled into a state of dependency on prescribed drugs.
Exploring current social scientific debates relating to drug users and providers, Gendered Moods also provides a critical review of previous research. It is a much needed introduction to a neglected area of study.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Elizabeth Ettorre is Docent in Sociology at Abo Akademi University and the University of Helsinki, Finland.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0415082137
• ISBN 13: 9780415082136
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 187