Citation

Moloney M, Hunt G, Joe-Laidler K. Subst. Use Misuse 2015; 50(6): 721-732.

Affiliation

1Institute for Scientific Analysis , San Francisco, California , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.3109/10826084.2015.978642

PMID

25774919

Abstract

We examine gender and meanings of risk in interviews (2007-2010) with gang-involved young men and women (n = 253) engaged in illicit drug sales in San Francisco, California. The in-depth interviews from this NIDA-funded study were coded using the software NVivo to identify patterns and themes. We examine their interpretations of the risks of drug-selling and their narratives about gender differences in these risks. We find distinct discourses regarding the role of femininities and masculinities and male and female bodies in shaping risk as well as the nexus between gender, family, and risk for female drug sellers.

Language: en