Cannabis careers revisited: Applying Howard S. Becker's theory topresent-day cannabis use

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue , 2014, Pages 133-140

  Järvinen, Margaretha ^a,b   Ravn, Signe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b VIVE THE DANISH CENTER FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cannabis careers; Howard Becker; Qualitative methods; Symbolic interaction; Youth

Indexed keywords

DRUG USER; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECKER'S THEORY; CANNABIS USE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; MALE; MORALITY; PEER PRESSURE; SELF CONTROL; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY; TIME TO TREATMENT;

COPENHAGEN [(CTY) HOVEDSTADEN]; DENMARK; HOVEDSTADEN;

CANNABIS;

CANNABIS CAREERS; HOWARD BECKER; QUALITATIVE METHODS; SYMBOLIC INTERACTION; YOUTH;

ADOLESCENT; CAREER CHOICE; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892557287     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.11.002     Document Type: Article

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