Symbolic boundaries, subcultural capital and prescription drug misuse across youth cultures

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 325-339

  Kelly, Brian C ^a,b   Trimarco, James ^b   Leclair, Amy ^b   Pawson, Mark ^b,d   Parsons, Jeffrey T ^b,c,d   Golub, Sarit A ^b,c,d  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Prescription drug misuse; Subcultural capital; Symbolic boundaries; Young adults; Youth culture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG MISUSE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926347427     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.12193     Document Type: Article

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