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Gendered Moods: Psychotropics and Society
Contributor(s): Ettorre, Elizabeth (Author), Riska, Elianne (Author)
ISBN: 0415082145     ISBN-13: 9780415082143
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $25.60  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 1995
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Tranquillizers are prescribed to twice as many women as men, yet little gender based research has been carried out on the social context of their use. "Gendered Moods" offers the first feminist analysis of the gendered character of psychotropic drug use, based on studies of long-term psychotropic drug users and including a study of drug advertising. The authors argue that gender differences in psychotropic drug use are manifestations of the gendered construction of society as a whole, and that as a result, women are particularly susceptible to being channelled into a state of dependency on prescribed drugs.
Exploring current social scientific debates relating to drug users and providers, "Gendered Moods" also provides a critical review of previous research. It will be a much needed introduction to a neglected area of study.
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BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Pain Medicine
- Social Science | Social Work
- Medical | Allied Health Services - General
Dewey: 615.788
LCCN: 94044550
Lexile Measure: 1360
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.3" W x 8.52" (0.58 lbs) 188 pages
 
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Tranquillisers are prescribed to almost twice as many women as men, yet very little gender-based research has been carried out on the social context of their use.
Gendered Moods offers the first feminist analysis of the gendered character of psychotropic drug use, based on studies of long-term psychotropic drug users and the content of drug advertising. The authors argue that gender differences in psychotropic drug use are manifestations of the gendered construction of society as a whole, and that, as a result, women are particularly susceptible to being channelled into a state of dependency on prescribed drugs.
Exploring current social scientific debates relating to drug users and providers, Gendered Moods also provides a critical review of previous research. It is a much needed introduction to a neglected area of study.