Deconstructing divergent constructions of illicit drug use and drug-using subjects: understanding enduring stigma and marginalisation

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Deconstructing divergent constructions of illicit drug use and drug-using subjects: understanding enduring stigma and marginalisation

In this research deconstructive analyses of news-media texts and interview data were conducted to explore divergences in western liberal constructions of illicit drug use and drug-using subjects, and the stigmatising and marginalising effects of such constructions. The findings pose questions about...

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Main Author:	Willis, Laura Lehane
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	Curtin University 2016
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1537

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