Economy-A Program for Ethnographic Research
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چکیده
Factors which hypothetically inl1uence r:t tes , vol umes, and methods of income generation in crack d istribution, USL~, a nd misuse a rc ind icatl'd, and a research program to investi gate them is suggL:stt:d. This research will contribuk signtficantly to the dc vc loprm:nt o f a theoretical fralllc\Vork which adL:quatcly rel:ttes Stibst;tncc using/abusing and trafficking populations to the widn connnunity :111d will explain why crack usc and distribution haVL: had such different m1tconws th:trt m;trij uana . hJCtors to be resca rcht:d include: polyethnicity, crack-related dceultura tion, gender differentiation in cr;tck usc and dl~x t s, nc:ighborhood elfL:cts, ve r1ica lly organized crack-distributing organiz:.ttions, crack-rd:t ted violence :md crime, and replacement of previous drug ma rkets by crack .
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