Listed in: Anthropology and Sociology, as SOCI-243
Formerly listed as: SOCI-43
Jerome L. Himmelstein (Section 01)
This course examines the use and control of mood-altering drugs in the United States today from a sociological and critical perspective. The issues we examine include the strange confluence of legal and illegal drugs in the making of the opioid “epidemic” and the ongoing effort to criticize and reform the “War on Drugs.”
Limited to 35 students. Spring semester. Professor Himmelstein.
Section 01
M 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM FAYE 113
W 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM FAYE 113
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke and Mirrors: The War on Drugs and the Politics of Failure | Little, Brown | Baum, Dan | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| The War on Alcohol: Prohibition and the Rise of the American State | Norton | McGirr, Lisa | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opioid Epidemic | Bloomsbury Press | Quinones, Sam | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Crack in America: Demon Drugs and Social Justice | University of California Press | Reinarman, Craig and Levine, Harry G. | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Unhinged: Trouble With Psychiatry | Free Press | Carlat, Daniel J. | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction | St. Martin's Press | Szalavitz, Maia | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.