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Book SynopsisDrug testing at the work place and efforts made by some to get around it.
Trade ReviewTunnell has written an insightful volume that is clearly written, well organized, informative, and interesting. * Choice *
Pissing on Demand presents a wide-ranging and thought-provoking discussion of the contemporary erosion of civil liberties. No one can read this fine book without being infuriated and alarmed, challenged andultimatelyenlightened. A real contribution to democratic discourse. -- Philip Jenkins,author of Beyond Tolerance: Child Pornography on the Internet
An informative and thought-provoking book. Tunnell locates drug testing within its broader social context and in so doing demonstrates the importance of a dynamic and interactive approach to a complex topic. . . . Necessary reading for anyone interested in technology and social control. -- Gary T. Marx,author of Undercover Police Surveillance in America
Reports on the Orwellian invasion of our privacy by pre-employment and on-the-job surprise drug tests carried out by government agencies, the military, and business firms. The book also provides a comprehensive review of the bustling market in products and tactics to beat the testing regimens. Pissing on Demand needs to be read widely to alert us to the ever-shrinking limits of our personal privacy. -- Gilbert Geis,author of White-Collar Crime: Classic and Contemporary Views
Using as his starting point a study of workplace drug testing, Ken Tunnell's Pissing on Demand presents a wide-ranging and thought-provoking discussion of the contemporary erosion of civil liberties. No one can read this fine book without being infuriated and alarmed, challenged and-ultimately-enlightened. A real contribution to democratic discourse. -- Philip Jenkins,author of Beyond Tolerance: Child Pornography on the Internet
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1 The Emergence of Drug Testing 2 The Drug-Testing Industry 3 The Detox Industry 4 Drug Testing as Social Monitoring and Control 5 The Politics of Resistance Appendix Notes References Index About the Author
