Feminist Theorizing about Drugs: Gender, Power and the Body

Ettorre, Elizabeth

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“…Galera et al (2005) point out that these women are, in many situations, labeled as negligent and aggressive. These discourses contribute to the construction of moral beliefs, which may cause shame and guilt (Ettorre, 2007). It should be noted that they combine with the lack of public policies to support the woman/mother user of drugs and her family, making it more difficult for women to reconnect to their children and care for them.…”

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“…The image of the contemporary woman is constructed by different discourses, dictated throughout our history (Ettorre, 2007). From the eighteenth century, the movement of categorization of the sexes, conducted largely through the biomedical discourse, has taken place intensively, aiming for the domination of the body and thus the regulation of ways of life, determining behavioral repertoires on an axis between normal and deviant (Fabricio, 2004;Foucault, 1988).…”

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“…The constructions regarding women in the context of drug use are located in a historical moment in which drug use is increasing, while simultaneously divisions regarding gender roles are still very present in our society (Ettorre, 2007). Pegoraro and Caldana (2008) highlight the responsibilities that are still placed upon women to take care of the home and family, thus, having an important role in the socialization and family organization and a need to be sober in order to deal with their responsibilities.…”

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Meanings about mothering by women in treatment for drug use

Melo

Corradi-Webster

2016

Estud. psicol. (Campinas)

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There is a growing number of women who use drugs. Furthermore, the responsibility for family care is still attributed solely to women. This study aimed to describe the meanings constructed regarding mothering by women in treatment for drug use. This qualitative and descriptive study, with a social constructionist intelligibility, was developed with women in treatment at the Centro de Atenção Psicosocial -Álcool e Drogas of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. Eight life story thematic interviews were carried out. The analysis resulted in four themes: 1) Mothering as the woman's choice; 2) Learning with drug consumption experiences and using this to warn and educate children; 3) Drug consumption interfering in mothering and 4) Drug consumption understood in different ways throughout the treatment. The meanings attributed to mothering consist of moral and gender discourses regarding the responsibilities attributed to women and the difficulties solely attributed to their drug use. Keywords

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Meanings about mothering by women in treatment for drug use

Melo

Corradi-Webster

2016

Estud. psicol. (Campinas)

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“…The study of how femininity is constructed (and normalized) in representations of women's drinking becomes especially interesting because of the prevailing connection between drinking and masculinity (cf. Eriksen 1999;Ettorre 2007), and the news media's masculinization of women who drink (cf. Day, Gough and McFadden 2004).…”

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“…The present study thus adds new perspectives to a growing field of research, in which ideas about women's drinking are understood within a social, historical, and cultural context (cf. Bogren 2008;Day 2010;Ettorre 2007;Measham 2002).…”

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Drinking as a Feminine Practice: Post-Feminist images of women's drinking in Swedish women's magazines

Månsson

2012

Feminist Media Studies

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Previous feminist analyses have pointed out how the news media demonize women who drink, labelling them as irresponsible, disturbing or behaving "like men." Popular media such as women's magazines, however, construct alternative representations, that frame women's drinking encouragingly and as part of a successful and "modern" femininity. This study carries out an analysis of fashion reports from six Swedish women's magazines, published between 1984 and 2008. It concludes that despite the fact that women's magazines create an alternative to problematizing portrayals of women who drink, this does not necessarily make them unproblematic from a feminist point of view. While the prevalence of positive and encouraging images may be interpreted as indicating a change towards more gender equal or gender neutral depictions of drinking; this article argues instead that these images should be regarded as parts of a discourse that celebrates stereotypical femininity and reproduces gender difference. As such, the present article brings new perspectives to the complex discourses that give shape to ideas about gender and alcohol in general, and women's drinking in particular.

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Neonatal abstinence syndrome in countries with no to low medical opioid consumption: a scoping review

Marcellus

2018

International Nursing Review

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Aim To describe the current state of evidence on the care of neonates with neonatal abstinence syndrome in countries with low to virtually no medical opioid analgesic consumption. Background While access to opioids for medical use improves globally, misuse grows as a health concern. One unintended consequence has been an increase in the incidence of neonatal abstinence syndrome. Because most evidence is generated in countries with adequate opioid analgesic consumption, a picture of evidence in lower opioid‐consuming countries is not available. Design A scoping review methodology was employed and augmented with principles of international development literature review. Electronic database searches (PubMed and CINAHL) located 1106 articles. Google was employed to access an additional 17 non‐indexed articles. From the total of 1123 articles located, 27 articles from 15 countries were included. Results Minimal evidence was produced in low to virtually no medical opioid‐consuming countries. Sources were primarily review articles, descriptive, comparative or case reports. Seventy‐one per cent of the articles identified at least one specific clinical practice related to the care of infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome. Conclusions As opioid analgesic use increases globally, a subsequent increase in neonatal abstinence syndrome is likely. It will be beneficial for providers and policymakers to be proactive in considering implications for neonatal and maternal populations and collaborate with providers who have been gaining experience in this area. A number of these countries are heroin‐growing regions and already experiencing issues. Implications for nursing practice and health policy Policymakers may use these findings to support data collection and reporting, context and resource relevant guideline development, and advocacy for inclusion of the maternal‐infant population in global opioid research priority setting. International collaboration for establishing gender and culturally appropriate practices globally is critical.

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Feminist Theorizing about Drugs: Gender, Power and the Body

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Meanings about mothering by women in treatment for drug use

Meanings about mothering by women in treatment for drug use

Drinking as a Feminine Practice: Post-Feminist images of women's drinking in Swedish women's magazines

Neonatal abstinence syndrome in countries with no to low medical opioid consumption: a scoping review

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