Title Behind the eight ball : sex for crack cocaine exchange and poor black women / Tanya Telfair Sharpe

Published New York : Haworth Press, ©2005

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 245 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Haworth psychosocial issues of HIV/AIDS Haworth psychosocial issues of HIV/AIDS. 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes 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 English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject African American women -- Drug use Poor women -- Drug use -- United States Women drug addicts -- Sexual behavior -- United States Drugs and sex -- United States Crack (Drug) -- United States Children of prenatal substance abuse -- United States African Americans. Social problems. Women. Poverty. Cocaine-Related Disorders -- ethnology Crack Cocaine Black or African American Poverty Sexual Behavior -- ethnology Social Problems Women African American. social issues. women (female humans) poverty. HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Nervous System (incl. Brain) MEDICAL -- Neurology. Women Social problems African Americans African American women -- Drug use Children of prenatal substance abuse Crack (Drug) Drugs and sex Poor women -- Drug use Armut Drogenabhängigkeit Prostitution Schwarze Frau Seks. Cocaïne. Vrouwen. SUBJECT United States Subject United States USA Form Electronic book LC no. 2005003162 ISBN 9781136423529 1136423524 9780203050545 0203050541 9781136423598 1136423591 9781136423666 1136423664 1283886677 9781283886673

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