The Setting for the Crack Era: Macro Forces, Micro Consequences (1960–1992)
Year: 1992
Type: article
Abstract: This article provides an overview of the social history leading up to the crack era, especially 1960 to the present. The central theme holds that several major macro social forces (e.g., economic decline, job loss, ghettoization, housing abandonment, homelessness) have disproportionately impacted on the inner-city economy. These forces have created micro consequences that have impacted directly on many inner-city residents and have increased levels of distress experienced by households, families, and individuals. Economic marginality has generated high levels of alcohol and other drug abuse as well as criminality, which are exemplified in this article by one inner-city household having an extensive family history exhibiting the chronic impacts of these macro forces and their micro consequences.
Source: Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
Authors: Eloise Dunlap, Bruce D. Johnson
Institution: National Development and Research Institutes
Language: English
Topic: Youth, Drugs, and Violence
Subfield: Demography
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2093224367