Club studies: Methodological perspectives for researching drug use in a central youth social space

Leisure Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 241-252

  Demant, Jakob ^a   Ravn, Signe ^a   Thorsen, Sidsel Kirstine ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clubbing; Drugs; Methodology; Recreational use; Sociology; Socionautics

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DRUG USER; METHODOLOGY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; YOUNG POPULATION;

UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953789230     PISSN: 02614367     EISSN: 14664496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02614360903071712     Document Type: Article

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