Drug use and drug dealing in the rave club culture
PhD thesis
Ward, J. 2007. Drug use and drug dealing in the rave club culture. PhD thesis Goldsmiths College (University of London) Goldsmiths College
Type | PhD thesis |
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Title | Drug use and drug dealing in the rave club culture |
Authors | Ward, J. |
Abstract | This thesis is a ‘descriptive analysis’ of drug use and drug selling as it occurred in different leisure venues and settings and among different audiences participating in the London rave dance culture. It is an ethnographic study informed through a ‘participant observer’ approach. The main methods used were field observations carried out in nightclubs and dance parties and through informal interviews with people attached to different rave dance social networks. The central objective of the study was to examine the ways in which drug selling was organized and the social processes that underpinned drug transactions. Theoretical and conceptual constructs located within the discipline of urban sociology are drawn upon. A reflexive engagement with the ethnographic process and the ethical dilemmas encountered in undertaking a study of illegal activity is provided. |
Sustainable Development Goals | 3 Good health and well-being |
Middlesex University Theme | Health & Wellbeing |
Department name | Goldsmiths College |
Institution name | Goldsmiths College (University of London) |
Publication dates | |
01 Feb 2007 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 24 Aug 2022 |
Output status | Published |
Web address (URL) | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.539871 |
Language | English |
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