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13 - The Role of Culture in Addiction

from Part III - Levels of Analysis and Etiology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2020

By
Beth R. Hoffman  and
Jennifer B. Unger
Edited by
Steve Sussman
Steve Sussman
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University of Southern California
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This chapter discusses the role culture plays in addictions. First, we discuss the nature of culture and how it interacts with addiction. Then we present addiction-specific information related to the role of culture, including comparisons across ethnicity, nationality, gender and sexual orientation, as well as historical trends. These five aspects of role-of-culture information are nested within the discussion of nine types of addictions: shopping, work, gambling, internet, substance use, exercise, food, sex, and love. Finally, we discuss limitations and future directions of culturally based addiction research.

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cultureethnicitynationalitygendersexual orientationsubstance and behavioral addictions
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The Cambridge Handbook of Substance and Behavioral Addictions , pp. 171 - 181
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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