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CULTURAL ACTION AND HEROIN ADDICTION
Author(s) -
Gerstein Dean R.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
sociological inquiry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.446
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1475-682X
pISSN - 0038-0245
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-682x.1981.tb00846.x
Subject(s) - heroin , action (physics) , heroin addiction , sociology , addiction , criminology , epistemology , psychology , philosophy , psychiatry , physics , drug , quantum mechanics
This paper analyzes the contemporary culture of heroin addiction in the United States, using a revised portion of the general theory of action. The concept of a cultural action system is introduced and somewhat reformulated. The micro evolution of heroin culture from its generating conditions in inner‐city street youth culture is reviewed. An LIGA analysis of the system of heroin culture is presented. There is a summary with concluding remarks.