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Теорията за субкултурите – един възможен социологически подход към феномена употреба на дрога
The Theory of Subcultures – a Possible Sociological Approach to Drug Use Phenomenon

Author(s): Rumyana Budgeva
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Институт по философия и социология при БАН

Summary/Abstract: The mass drug abuse is relatively new phenomenon in Bulgaria and it has nither been thoroughly explored in general nor its sociological aspects have been examined in particular. However, its serious social impact puts forward the need for finding on adequate sociological approach to interpret this phenomenon. The purpose of this presentation is to point out the need for sociological research of drug abuse from the perspective of the theory of subcultures. What makes the general approach of the proposed research sociological is that it would put an accent on the social context. That is why, the drug use is viewed in its natural social context – the drug subcultures. The tasks of the text are to review, explore, and define the content of the term “subculture“. The second task is to provide an overview of the sociological tradition in which the concept has been formulated. Third task is to prove the advantages of the above mentioned approach in exploring the drug abuse practices and based on that to select a particular methodological approach.

  • Issue Year: 36/2004
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 424-438
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Bulgarian