Addicted to rehab : race, gender, and drugs in the era of mass incarceration /

Sociologist Allison McKim gives an in-depth and innovative ethnographic account of two women's rehab programs, one located in the criminal justice system and one located in the private healthcare system--two very different ways of defining and treating addiction. Her study ultimately reveals a...

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Main Author: McKim, Allison (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2017]
Series:Critical issues in crime and society.
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Table of Contents:
  • Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Introduction: Rehab Is the New Black; Chapter 1: Intake. Pathways to Treatment; Chapter 2: Women's Treatment Services. Addicted to Punishment; Chapter 3: Women's Treatment Services. Habilitating Broken Women; Chapter 4: Gladstone Lodge. Haven for the Chemically Dependent; Chapter 5: Gladstone Lodge. Learning to Live Sober; Conclusion. Governing through Addiction; Methodological Appendix; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author; Read More in the Series