Exploring the ‘Spoiled’ and ‘Celebrated’ Identities of Young and Homeless Drug Users
Young people experiencing homelessness and who use drugs are vulnerable to being attributed with ‘spoiled identities’ due to stigmatising attitudes by wider society. This article is underpinned by a symbolic interactionist account of self-identity and stigma. It draws upon ethnographic research in a...
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| Language: | English |
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Cogitatio
2020-02-01
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| Series: | Social Inclusion |
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| Online Access: | https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/2311 |