Neither villain nor victim : empowerment and agency among women substance abusers /

Female drug addicts are often stereotyped either as promiscuous, lazy, and selfish, or as weak, scared, and trapped into addiction. These depictions typify the?pathology and powerlessness? narrative that has historically characterized popular and academic conversations about female substance abusers...

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Online Access:Electronic book from EBSCO
Electronic book from EBSCO
Other Authors: Anderson, Tammy L., 1963- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2008.
Series:Critical issues in crime and society.
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