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Book SynopsisWhat Were Your Parents Doing Back Then? is a comprehensive, in-depth study of teen drug and alcohol abuse that begins in the hip days of the 1970''s, travels through the economic boom of the 1990''s, and continues on until the present time. Lowney combines qualitative, descriptive research with statistical quantitative data over a 31-year period to present a human understanding of young people''s drug use.
Trade ReviewEssentially, I believe that Jerry Lowney has achieved some unique feats in social science research and in the field of addiction studies. It should be a valuable example for use in courses on social science methodology. For courses on social problems,alcohol and drug addiction, deviance, and the family, it should provide a very valuable case study. The appropriate people need to know about this unique book. -- Robert Straus, Professor Emeritus of Behavioral Science, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky
By far the most thorough and comprehensive text on the teen drug subculture. It's the only text I have seen that follows the subjects for an extended time period- in this case 30+ years. The depth of inside information on the subculture is second to none. You won't be disappointed. * Amazon.Com *
This book is thorough—covers 31 years of research, but presents a very human understanding... It combines the story of the young people with the author's own life journey (he even enters the priesthood during the course of his research). Brings back some great (and not so great—now that I think about them) memories!> * Amazon.Com *
This book is thorough—covers 31 years of research, but presents a very human understanding... It combines the story of the young people with the author's own life journey (he even enters the priesthood during the course of his research). Brings back some great (and not so great—now that I think about them) memories! * Amazon.Com *
Essentially, I believe that Jerry Lowney has achieved some unique feats in social science research and in the field of addiction studies. It should be a valuable example for use in courses on social science methodology. For courses on social problems, alcohol and drug addiction, deviance, and the family, it should provide a very valuable case study. The appropriate people need to know about this unique book. -- Robert Straus, Professor Emeritus of Behavioral Science, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky
By far the most thorough and comprehensive text on the teen drug subculture. It's the only text I have seen that follows the subjects for an extended time period- in this case 30+ years. The depth of inside information on the subculture is second to none. You won't be disappointed. * Amazon.Com *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 List of Tables Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Acknowledgments Chapter 4 Prologue Chapter 5 Origins of the Research & Origins of the Wall Gang Chapter 6 The Wall Gang- 1971-72 Chapter 7 Changes Occur & Trends Develop Chapter 8 A More Systematic & In-Depth Research Project Begins Chapter 9 Details of Methodology or "How Can We Accept What You Say?" Chapter 10 Everyday Life in the Golden Beach Subculture, 1975-1976 Chapter 11 What are Your Children Today & Tonight? The Life World of Golden Beach Youth Chapter 12 Theories: Family & Peers Chapter 13 Five Families & a "Super-Mom" Chapter 14 Dichotomies, 1976-1980 Chapter 15 The Early 1980's- Lots of Dope & Rays of Hope Chapter 16 The Late 1980s & Early 1990s- Keeping Contacts, Priesthood & Applying the Findings Chapter 17 Where are They Now? 1996-2001 Chapter 18 Summary, Conclusions & Learning from the Past Chapter 19 Appendices Chapter 20 Glossary of Subculture Terms Chapter 21 Bibliography Chapter 22 Index Chapter 23 About the Author
