Wyjące, pijane potwory – o wizerunku osób uzależnionych po transformacji
Howling, Drunk Monsters – the Image of Addicts After the Period of Trans-formation
Author(s): Katarzyna WarmuzSubject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Sociology, Culture and social structure , Substance abuse and addiction, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: political transformation; neoliberalism; alcoholism; racialization; liberal feminism
Summary/Abstract: The image of an addicted person is quite trivial: such people are perceived as uneducated and weak-willed people, losers, most likely coming from working--class and often pathological families. The ruling class uses this notion, which is seen in the current opinions on the “500+” programs or other social programs. However, the demystification of the image of a person addicted to alcohol is only the top of the iceberg – in this article, I would like to present how the social per-ceptions about alcoholics, created by liberal elites and the media serving them, affect the lives of alcoholics, their social perception and the difficulty of reaching for medical help in the fight against addiction.
Journal: Praktyka teoretyczna
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 45
- Page Range: 265-289
- Page Count: 24
- Language: Polish