A nuanced view of normalisation: Attitudes of cannabis non-users in a study of undergraduate students at three Canadian universities
| Autor: | Andrew D. Hathaway, Geraint B. Osborne, Patricia G. Erickson, Amir Mostaghim, Kat Kolar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Health (social science)
biology business.industry media_common.quotation_subject 030508 substance abuse Medicine (miscellaneous) Human factors and ergonomics Poison control Youth culture Discretion biology.organism_classification Suicide prevention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Injury prevention Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Cannabis 0305 other medical science business Social psychology Social status media_common |
| Zdroj: | Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy. 23:238-246 |
| ISSN: | 1465-3370 0968-7637 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/09687637.2015.1112362 |
| Popis: | Aims: To critically investigate the extent of normalisation of the use of cannabis by undergraduate students. To examine the extent of peer accommodation, this paper focuses on attitudes of students who abstain. It sheds light on social meanings of the practice by exploring non-users’ reasons for abstaining in addition to their attitudes, perceptions and experiences of use among their peers. Methods: Respondents were recruited to participate in interviews through an online survey of undergraduate students in social science classes at three Canadian universities. Findings: Peer accommodation of the use of cannabis requires that users exercise due caution and discretion and be respectful of the choices of non-users not to use. Non-users’ attitudes, however, still reflect longstanding cultural assumptions about drug use as a deviant behaviour. Attitudes towards the use of cannabis reflect norms and expectations about gender among other culturally constructed social statuses and roles. Conclusions: Fu... |
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