{"product_id":"illegal-leisure-revisited-9780415495530","title":"Illegal Leisure Revisited","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book updates the progress into adulthood of the cohort of fourteen-year-olds who were recruited and tracked until they were eighteen years old. \u003cem\u003eIllegal Leisure \u003c\/em\u003e(1998) described their adolescent journeys and lifestyles, focusing on their early regular drinking and extensive recreational' drug use.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition revisits these original chapters, providing commentaries around them to discuss current implications of the original publication, plus documenting and discussing the group at twenty-two and twenty-seven years of age. \u003cem\u003eIllegal Leisure Revisited\u003c\/em\u003e positions the journeys of these twenty-somethings against the ever-changing backdrop of a consumption-oriented leisure society, the rapid expansion of the British night-time economy and the place of substance use in contemporary social worlds. It presents to the reader the ways in which these young people have moved into the world of work, long-term relationships and parenthood, and the result\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A fascinating longitudinal qualitative insight with great analysis and research narrative into illicit stimulant drug-taking by young people. ... The quotes from the cohort give a power to the book, the human side drawing you in and giving the real-life scenario. ...This is a book for anyone who is interested in transition to adulthood research, drug culture and addiction, alcohol and public health research, social sciences, social work, human geography and qualitative research.\" \u003c\/em\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eCharlie Hackett, Robert Gordon University, UK, in\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Power and Education\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book presents an engaging examination of trends in substance use among youth, providing an important update to the first edition. The authors highlight a number of important and surprising changes in drug perceptions and the relevance of these perceptions for key developmental milestones in adolescence and young adulthood\" -\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eKelly Arbeau,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLecturer in Psychology, The King's University College, Canada\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The first edition of\u003c\/em\u003e Illegal Leisure \u003cem\u003erightly achieved wide-acclaim, and much critical discussion, for its close mapping and theorisation of the ‘normalisation’ of illicit drug use in Britain during the 1990s. This second edition continues the story. \u003c\/em\u003eIllegal Leisure Re-visited \u003cem\u003ewill be much welcomed by students, researchers and lecturers interested in the most important questions about drug use in contemporary Britain.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e- Robert MacDonald, Professor of Sociology, Teesside University, UK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A fascinating longitudinal qualitative insight with great analysis and research narrative into illicit stimulant drug-taking by young people. ... The quotes from the cohort give a power to the book, the human side drawing you in and giving the real-life scenario. ...This is a book for anyone who is interested in transition to adulthood research, drug culture and addiction, alcohol and public health research, social sciences, social work, human geography and qualitative research.\" \u003c\/em\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eCharlie Hackett, Robert Gordon University, UK, in \u003cem\u003ePower and Education\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This book presents an engaging examination of trends in substance use among youth, providing an important update to the first edition. The authors highlight a number of important and surprising changes in drug perceptions and the relevance of these perceptions for key developmental milestones in adolescence and young adulthood.\" -\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eKelly Arbeau,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLecturer in Psychology, The King's University College, Canada\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The first edition of\u003c\/em\u003e Illegal Leisure \u003cem\u003erightly achieved wide-acclaim, and much critical discussion, for its close mapping and theorisation of the ‘normalisation’ of illicit drug use in Britain during the 1990s. This second edition continues the story. \u003c\/em\u003eIllegal Leisure Re-visited \u003cem\u003ewill be much welcomed by students, researchers and lecturers interested in the most important questions about drug use in contemporary Britain.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e- Robert MacDonald, Professor of Sociology, Teesside University, UK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. History Lessons: Drug Use Trends Amongst Young Britons 1980 - 2010 2. The North-West Longitudinal Study 3. Alcohol 'Our Favourite Drug' 4. Patterns: An Overview of Drug Offers, Trying, Use and Drugs Experiences Across Adolescence 5. Pathways: Drug Abstainers, Former Triers, Current Users and Those in Transition 6. Journeys: Becoming Users of Drugs 7. Towards the Normalisation of Recreational Drug Use\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018157293911,"sku":"9780415495530","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415495530.jpg?v=1750775829","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/illegal-leisure-revisited-9780415495530","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}