Youth, drugs, and night life

Youth, Drugs, and Night Life examines the relationships between the electronic dance scene and drug use for young ravers and clubbers today. Based on over 300 interviews with ravers, DJ's and promoters, Hunt, Moloney, and Evans examine the different social groupings that make up the scene. The authors explore the accomplishment of gender, sexuality, and Asian American ethnic identity and critically analyze the negotiation of risk and pleasure within the world of raves and dance clubs. We learn about young ravers and clubbers' frustrations with recent attempts to control clubs and raves and their skepticism about official pronouncements on the dangers of ecstasy and other drugs, in this book that pivots between the local, the national, and the global in its approach. Epidemiology Meets Cultural Studies : Studying And Understanding Youth Cultures, Clubs, And Drugs -- Clubbers, Candy Kids And Jaded Ravers : Introducing The Scene, The Participants, And The Drugs -- Clubbing, Drugs, And The Dance Scene In A Global Perspective -- Youth, Us Drug Policy, And Social Control Of The Dance Scene -- Uncovering The Local : San Francisco's Nighttime Economy -- The Great Unmentionable : Exploring The Pleasures And Benefits Of Ecstasy -- Drug Use And The Meaning Of Risk -- Combining Different Substances In The Dance Scene : Enhancing Pleasure, Managing Risk, And Timing Effects -- Drugs, Gender, Sexuality, And Accountability In The World Of Raves -- Alcohol, Gender, And Social Context -- Asian American Youth : Consumption, Identity, And Drugs In The Dance Scene. Geoffrey Hunt, Molly Moloney, And Kristin Evans. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Youth, Nightlife, and Drugs examines the relationships between the electronic dance scene and drug use for young ravers and clubbers today. Based on over 300 interviews with ravers, DJ's and promoters, Hunt, Moloney, and Evans examine the different social groupings that make up the scene. The authors explore the accomplishment of gender, sexuality, and ethnic identity and critically analyze the negotiation of risk and pleasure within the world of raves and dance clubs. We learn about young ravers and clubbers' frustrations with recent attempts to control clubs and raves and their skepticism about official pronouncements on the dangers of ecstasy and other drugs, in this book that pivots between the local, the national, and the global in its approach Explores the relationships between the electronic dance scene and drug use for young ravers and clubbers. Based on over 300 interviews with ravers, DJ's and promoters, this title also explores the accomplishment of gender, sexuality and Asian American ethnicity and the negotiation of risk and pleasure within these scenes