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"ŠTEK": WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE. BELGRADE IDUS' URBAN LEGEND
Author(s): Elena KuneskiSubject(s): Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Substance abuse and addiction
Published by: Институт за етнологију и антропологију
Keywords: 'štek''; intravenous drug addicts; urban legends; common people; society; subculture;
Summary/Abstract: This paper represents an analysis of an urban legend about "štek", the space in which injecting drug users (IDUs) inject drugs. The analysis demonstrates how the legend describes and delineates the two worlds – that of the "common" people and that of the IDUs. The legend is also used to define relations between these two worlds, social norms and rules, and needs and desires of the IDU subculture. The uses of urban legends in IDU subculture confirm that IDUs can be studied as a separate social entity.
Journal: Antropologija
- Issue Year: 7/2006
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 35-43
- Page Count: 9
- Language: Serbian