Introduction
In late modern Western societies, clubbing is a central activity for young people’s life. It appeals to large groups of young people, which is seen as a way of maintaining one’s group of friends or celebrating the end of the working week (Parker and Willams, cited in Raven, 2012). Through the data of the Home Office publication Safe Clubbing, an approximated four million young people each week goes clubbing in the UK (Webster et al., cited in Sanders, 2005). Clubbing has frequently been associated with drug-taking. The research article is focus on the particular drugs, such as ecstasy, and specific groups, such as bouncers and punters. There might be no formal hypothesis in the article, and the purpose of the study might be to
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Past research on the concept of normalized recreation drug use has generally applied to young people. Parker and colleagues suggested that normalization does not mean drug use is a ‘ normal’ activity, instead, it means that the use of specific drugs has come to be expected as ‘‘ordinary’ and not necessarily ‘deviant’’.2 It is stated that the characteristics of normalization on drug using are its availability, the frequency of use, the social acceptability and supportive cultural references.2
Furthermore, it is indicated by Hobbs that club culture may consist of many smaller cultures and bouncer culture is one of the fundamental parts.2 Although bouncer culture discussed in the article is similar club culture, it is more like a fragmented series of interacting cultures, such as drug culture and dance culture.5 These theories of culture are necessary to interpret the question of drug selling and regulating at Sam’s club.
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The researcher himself completely participate as a security guard in a London nightclub, ‘Sam’s Club’. He interviewed deeply with a bar manger and seven bouncers at the club.5 Unlike approaches stressing nominal definition and measurement, participant observation emphasizes real definitions and multiple indicators of key concepts. Dependable and trustworthy results are a fundamental concern, and in the research, participant observation results in highly validity, while the ‘internal reliability’ is questioned.3 The findings of the participant observation might be influenced by subjectivity. One-to-one interviews might be more reliable and valid in this research. Whereas, the research data are limited due to the closed nature of managers and transient nature of staffs that lead to hindering access to the core information. The researcher change this situation after several nights of ‘doing nothing’.4 Although the methodology has some limitations, it is reasonable for the researcher to choose this particular method. This is because observers have access to much more material than other researchers who use the other approach. The researcher might share his life in the club more freely with insiders. Participants who know they are being observed always act unnaturally that might influence the
The three groups: the professional players, the blue-collar players, and the teenagers, have forever transformed the atmosphere of the pool hall. While many stereotypes exist concerning what a pool hall is, many are not true. It is not full of "motorcycle people," nor is it a drunken scene as depicted in movies. It is a place of social construct, such as everything in society.
There are many nightclubs in the city of San Francisco and throughout the Bay area. There is two different kind of nightclub. One is the high-class nightclub, which the cover charge is more expensive, tight security and the nightclub itself is more exclusive. The other one is the lower class club, which all people can enter and the security is not that tight. Nowadays, most nightclubs are the same. Nightclub used to be for people to meet their friends and having fun together but nowadays many people misuse nightclub as a place for using drug. I never like to go to nightclub because the place is very noisy, dark and lastly drugs are often involve in nightclub.
Drugs are not only a problem for older generations, but often times those in younger generations become involved in the drug trade as well. According to Anderson (1990), “Children who become deeply engaged in t...
As a young person, seeing the media portray the the youth “party culture” and experiencing this culture is quite different. Media portrayal of drugs is often glamorous, and though teens are educated on the dangers of drug use, they are still impressionable and as a result susceptible to mimicking such behaviors. The opportunity to see these cultures first hand in two different countries is very fascinating. At sixteen years old, I spent a summer abroad in Europe, and saw firsthand youth immersed in these situations. While at a convenience store in the college town that is Hatfield, England, I witnessed a girl who was nowhere near legal alcohol purchasing age (even for Europe) being sold alcohol without any identification.
In Gang Leader for a Day Venkatesh started his relationship with J.T. by purchasing a pack of beers and visiting building 4040 to initiate a mutual ground that he was not part of a gang and he only wanted information for his paper. It was important for Venkatesh to create a boundary that allowed J.T. to trust him, “Being sensitive to the hierarchy or organisational structure: particularly getting clearance from senior people who are 'gatekeepers '” (Lewis, F. pg. 62) is a crucial part of starting a research paper with participants; especially considering the content Venkatesh is using, having a mutual ground with J.T. was beneficial for him and his findings. Lastly, ending the relationship is a significant part of an effective qualitative research design. Sudhir and J.T.’s final words was an awkward and bittersweet feeling for both individuals. They did not end their relationship being friends, nor strangers, but as two people who had history together. Even though it was difficult for J.T. to let Venkatesh leave Chicago and pursue other notions, Venkatesh never forgot J.T. and what he taught him. This illustrates a close and honest relationship he created and established along his research study. Any researcher would criticize the relationship Sudhir Venkatesh and J.T. had and would claim it as unnatural and should have remained businesslike, although that is true, I feel that J.T. felt important and needed for the first time in his life, opposed to being a pawn in an underground economy. Maintaining a work relationship with participants is vital for the researcher’s safety during and after the research has been conducted, researchers should not involve their feelings or themselves to participants to prevent any form of
Young people are using mood-changing substances at an increasingly younger age. Persistent substance abuse among youth is often accompanied by a plethora of problems, including school related hardships, health-related problems, poor family relationships, mental health issues, and run-ins with the justice system. There are also significant consequences involving the community, and society in general. Studies show drug use at a young age increases the desire to abuse as you get older. Society looks at drugs as being a taboo, which is the norm for our country. However other countries see drug use as a way of connection with oneself and others in another realm. Now whether drug use is harmless or harmful is a matter of your personal preference.
The differences between a club and a gang, are quite distinct, but it is the connotational differences between these two words which distinguishes one from the other. The New Lexicon Webster's Dictionary of the English Language defines a club as; "...an association of people with some common interest who meet periodically..." It defines a gang as "...a number of men or boys banding together, esp. lawlessly..." This definition is traditionally slanted toward applying to male youth, and stereotypical gangsters, from the Mafia to street criminals. Persons who often have a negative attitude toward youth see gangs. Often individuals form gangs out of fear and for the protection of their members whether they are the Bloods and Crips of Los Angeles or the Sharks and the Jets of "West Side Story." Gangs may not possess a set of formal written rules, but all of them have their own sets of customs or conditions. Gangs may or may not be facilitated in a branch of higher and lower members, mimicking a military model. Gangs often have a loosely defined set of goals, and are often involved in delinquent activities.
In America there is are an estimated 12.8 million Americans who use drugs. Out of the 12.8 million 6 percent of the population are kids ranging from 12 years of age and older. This number shows the number for people who have used drugs in the last 30 days. Th...
Drug in the American Society is a book written by Eric Goode. This book, as the title indicates, is about drugs in the American Society. It is especially about the misuse of most drugs, licit or illicit, such us alcohol, marijuana and more. The author wrote this book to give an explanation of the use of different drugs. He wrote a first edition and decided to write this second edition due to critic and also as he mentioned in the preface “there are several reason for these changes. First, the reality of the drug scene has changed substantially in the past dozen or so years. Second much more information has been accumulated about drug use. And third, I’m not the same person I was in 1972.”(vii). The main idea of this book is to inform readers about drugs and their reality. In the book, Goode argued that the effect of a drug is dependent on the societal context in which it is taken. Thus, in one society a particular drug may be a depressant, and in another it may be a stimulant.
Recreational drug use has been controversial for years. Government has deemed the use of certain drugs to be dangerous, addictive, costly, and fatal. Governmental agencies have passed laws to make drugs illegal and then have focused a great deal of attention and money trying to prohibit the use of these drugs, and many people support these sanctions because they view the illegality of drugs to be the main protection against the destruction of our society (Trebach, n.d.). Restricting behavior doesn’t generally stop people from engaging in that behavior; prohibition tends to result in people finding more creative ways to obtain and use drugs. However, just knowing that trying to control people’s behavior by criminalizing drug use does not work still leaves us looking for a solution, so what other options exist? This paper will discuss the pros and cons about one option: decriminalizing drugs.
Since entering Stirling University all four had experimented with ‘ecstasy’ for the first time. Three of the four tried cocaine the first after entering university. The social setting of ecstasy use was nearly always club and music based, whilst cocaine use appeared to be restricted to post-club parties with friends. All respondents had suspicions that their families were aware of their ‘softer’ drug use but no one had actually been confronted on the subject.
Club culture has become a notable area of study for two main reasons. Firstly because of the ever increasing scale of its appeal in modern society, and secondly because of the largely negative social reaction it has received from the media, police and the government. This led to a major moral panic surrounding rave culture, with key debates centring on the culture's relationship with the illegal drug ecstasy.
...olescences to abuse drugs depending on the influencing stimuli. We must educate the adolescences on respectable behavior and consequences to drug seeking behaviors and addiction.
According to Dale, the only people that the club kids typically dislike are the ones that detach themselves from the scene. "& say you go to a club and just sit in the back corner, or you just try to hit on girls, that's fine, but the break dancers are probably just gonna look down on you& " The thought that a person should interact in any of what Dale calls "the fou...
There are many assumptions of why an individual may use different substances and perhaps go from a “social” user to becoming addicted. Understanding the different theories models of addiction many help in the process of treatment for the addict. Although people in general vary in their own ideologies of addiction when working as a clinician one must set aside their own person beliefs. Typically as a clinician it is best for the client to define how they view their addiction and their view may encompass more than one of the five theories. Some theories suggest genetic and other biological factors whiles others emphasize personality or social factors. In this study three theories are defined and given to three different people with different cultural backgrounds, different ideologies, different experiences, and most importantly different reference point of addiction.