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1 online resource (xv, 245 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The social and economic precursors of crack use in inner cities -- Bearing the legacy of social change : a theory of gender roles among the inner-city poor -- The crack culture and its roles : the complexities of crack prostitution -- A picture of the women -- Lives of women who exchange sex for crack -- Exchanging sex for crack and sexual risk taking -- Sex-for-crack pregnancies -- Sex-for-crack children -- Discussion, conclusions, and policy suggestions -- Method notes. |
| Summary |
"Behind the Eight Ball documents an American tragedy that highlights the widening gap between social and economic classes. In their own words, poor black women share the details of their lives before and after crack cocaine invaded their communities, each recalling the circumstances of her introduction to the drug and her first experience using sex to support her addiction. These candid interviews expose the changes in inner-city neighborhoods that created the perfect conditions for a crack stronghold. They also highlight the crack cocaine economy's impact on the lives of inner-city residents and the social consequences of crack addiction for women like "April," who suffered a series of family tragedies including deaths from AIDS, child abuse and neglect, and the state-ordered removal of all the minor children in her family."--Jacket. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
African American women -- Drug use.
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African American women -- Drug use. |
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African American women. |
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Poor women -- Drug use -- United States.
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Poor women -- Drug use. |
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United States. |
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Poor women. |
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Women drug addicts -- Sexual behavior -- United States.
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Women drug addicts. |
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Drugs and sex -- United States.
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Drugs and sex. |
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Crack (Drug) -- United States.
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Crack (Drug) |
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Children of prenatal substance abuse -- United States.
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Children of prenatal substance abuse. |
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Cocaine-Related Disorders -- ethnology. |
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Crack Cocaine. |
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Black or African American. |
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Poverty. |
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Sexual Behavior -- ethnology. |
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Social Problems. |
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Women. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sharpe, Tanya Telfair. Behind the eight ball. New York : Haworth Press, ©2005 078902456X (DLC) 2005003162 (OCoLC)57613566 |
| ISBN |
9781136423529 (electronic book) |
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1136423524 (electronic book) |
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078902456X |
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9780789024565 |
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0789024578 |
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9780789024572 |
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