Purchase of Conformity
Ex-Narcotic Addicts among the Bourgeoisie
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2483522 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bruce Bullington (0000-0003-4357-2538, California State University Los Angeles), John G Munns (California State University Los Angeles), Gilbert Geis (California State University Los Angeles) |
| Year | 1969 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 456-463 |
| Publication date | 1969-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Problems (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7791 • E-ISSN: 1533-8533 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/799954 |
| OpenAlex | W2071243110 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
This study investigates the hypothesis that a decent salary ($600 a month) paid to men who normally could not command such wages in the legitimate job market (ex-drug addicts working with practicing addicts in the community) and their social service status would be sufficient to lead the men into acceptance of middleclass values and life styles. Data were obtained from 31 ex-addicts through interviews and field observation. It was concluded that the lures of salary and prestige status were not alone sufficient to insure middle-class attitudes and behavior. Several unique cross-pressures mitigated against total absorption of the subjects into the bourgeoisie; among these were administrative pressures to maintain a street style and empathy with clients, and daily association with practicing addicts
Bourgeoisie · Conformity · Empathy · Narcotic · Petite bourgeoisie · Political science · Politics · Prestige · Psychiatry · Salary · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Gambling Behavior and Treatments · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |