Using Crack in a Vulnerability Context: Social Representations and Practices among Users

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Main Author: Acioli Neto, Manoel de Lima
Publication Date: 2017
Other Authors: Santos, Maria de Fátima de Souza
Format: Article
Language: por
Source: Psicologia (Universidade de Brasília. Online)
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Summary: The aim of this study was to understand the contexts in which crack is being used. We interviewed 14 crack users in different locations and data were analyzed using category-based content analysis. The results indicate that the representations used in these contexts characterize crack as a drug of destruction, which influences the way of consuming the drug, described by episodes of intense intake, with organic deterioration and damage to health. We concluded that consideration of context as the unit of analysis implies a theoretical possibility of embracing the circularity of knowledge, because it resumes production of meanings, without making it stagnant to a group or population.
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spelling Using Crack in a Vulnerability Context: Social Representations and Practices among UsersOs Usos de Crack em um Contexto de Vulnerabilidade: Representações e Práticas Sociais entre UsuáriosPsicologia Social; Teoria das Representações SociaisRepresentação socialCrack (droga)Droga (uso)DrogasProblemas sociaisSocial representationCrack (drug)Drug useDrugsSocial issuesThe aim of this study was to understand the contexts in which crack is being used. We interviewed 14 crack users in different locations and data were analyzed using category-based content analysis. The results indicate that the representations used in these contexts characterize crack as a drug of destruction, which influences the way of consuming the drug, described by episodes of intense intake, with organic deterioration and damage to health. We concluded that consideration of context as the unit of analysis implies a theoretical possibility of embracing the circularity of knowledge, because it resumes production of meanings, without making it stagnant to a group or population.O objetivo deste estudo foi compreender os contextos de uso do crack. Para isso, foram entrevistados 14 usuários de crack de diferentes localidades e realizada Análise Temática de Conteúdo das informações obtidas. Os resultados indicam que as representações encontradas nesses contextos situam o crack como droga da destruição, o qual acaba por influenciar no modo de consumir a droga, descrito por episódios de ingestão intensa, com deterioração orgânica e prejuízos para a saúde. Diante dessa discussão, conclui-se que a consideração do contexto enquanto unidade de análise implica em uma possibilidade teórica de abarcar a circularidade do saber, pois retoma a produção de sentidos, sem torná-la estagnada a um grupo ou população. Palavras-chave: representação social, crack (droga), droga (uso), drogas, problemas sociaisInstituto de Psicologia - Universidade de Brasília2017-05-17info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/18232Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa; V. 32, N. 3Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa; V. 32, N. 3Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa; V. 32, N. 3Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa; V. 32, N. 31806-34460102-3772reponame:Psicologia (Universidade de Brasília. Online)instname:Universidade de Brasília (UnB)instacron:UNBporhttps://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/18232/16729https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/18232/17906Acioli Neto, Manoel de LimaSantos, Maria de Fátima de Souzainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2018-11-20T12:27:58Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/18232Revistahttps://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/indexPUBhttps://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/oairevistaptp@gmail.com1806-34460102-3772opendoar:2018-11-20T12:27:58Psicologia (Universidade de Brasília. Online) - Universidade de Brasília (UnB)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Using Crack in a Vulnerability Context: Social Representations and Practices among Users
Os Usos de Crack em um Contexto de Vulnerabilidade: Representações e Práticas Sociais entre Usuários
title Using Crack in a Vulnerability Context: Social Representations and Practices among Users
spellingShingle Using Crack in a Vulnerability Context: Social Representations and Practices among Users
Acioli Neto, Manoel de Lima
Psicologia Social; Teoria das Representações Sociais
Representação social
Crack (droga)
Droga (uso)
Drogas
Problemas sociais
Social representation
Crack (drug)
Drug use
Drugs
Social issues
title_short Using Crack in a Vulnerability Context: Social Representations and Practices among Users
title_full Using Crack in a Vulnerability Context: Social Representations and Practices among Users
title_fullStr Using Crack in a Vulnerability Context: Social Representations and Practices among Users
title_full_unstemmed Using Crack in a Vulnerability Context: Social Representations and Practices among Users
title_sort Using Crack in a Vulnerability Context: Social Representations and Practices among Users
author Acioli Neto, Manoel de Lima
author_facet Acioli Neto, Manoel de Lima
Santos, Maria de Fátima de Souza
author_role author
author2 Santos, Maria de Fátima de Souza
author2_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Acioli Neto, Manoel de Lima
Santos, Maria de Fátima de Souza
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Psicologia Social; Teoria das Representações Sociais
Representação social
Crack (droga)
Droga (uso)
Drogas
Problemas sociais
Social representation
Crack (drug)
Drug use
Drugs
Social issues
topic Psicologia Social; Teoria das Representações Sociais
Representação social
Crack (droga)
Droga (uso)
Drogas
Problemas sociais
Social representation
Crack (drug)
Drug use
Drugs
Social issues
description The aim of this study was to understand the contexts in which crack is being used. We interviewed 14 crack users in different locations and data were analyzed using category-based content analysis. The results indicate that the representations used in these contexts characterize crack as a drug of destruction, which influences the way of consuming the drug, described by episodes of intense intake, with organic deterioration and damage to health. We concluded that consideration of context as the unit of analysis implies a theoretical possibility of embracing the circularity of knowledge, because it resumes production of meanings, without making it stagnant to a group or population.
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