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Author:

Crawford, David, 1965- author.

Title:

Dealing with privilege : cannabis, cocaine, and the economic foundations of suburban drug culture / David Crawford.

Publisher:

Lexington Books,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

xxvi, 149 pages ; 23 cm

Subject:

Middle class whites--Drug use.
Drug traffic--Economic aspects.
Drug traffic--Social aspects.
Privilege (Social psychology)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-139) and index.

Contents:

1 Cannabis and coca, chemistry and culture -- 2 Cities and suburbs -- 3 Dealing with privilege -- 4 Ambivalent economics -- 5 Gendered ambivalence: cocaine, money, and manliness -- 6 The culture of cultivation -- 7 Ambivalence renounced: growing up and out of dealing -- 8 The rise and demise of cocaine culture.

Summary:

"In Dealing with Privilege, David Crawford argues that white, middle-class dealers are unlikely to suffer the enforcement of drug laws and that, contrary to media portrayals, suburban drug sales are not oriented primarily toward making money but at making friends and having fun"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1498598161
9781498598163

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1100601447

LCCN:

2019016710

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)