Abstract
ABSTRACT
In Finland, polydrug use is generally seen as stigmatized deviant behavior.
By means of the mixed methods approach, this article focuses on how
people explain their polydrug use and what they attribute it to. Our find-
ings show that these explanations vary according to sociodemography.
Moreover, polydrug use is not always presented as planned and goal-
oriented behavior, but also something that can occur due to sudden situa-
tional factors beyond the control of the person. Our findings implicate that
the judgments regarding the deviance of polydrug use are contextual and
different sociodemographic groups consider whether it is deviant behavior
or not differently.
In Finland, polydrug use is generally seen as stigmatized deviant behavior.
By means of the mixed methods approach, this article focuses on how
people explain their polydrug use and what they attribute it to. Our find-
ings show that these explanations vary according to sociodemography.
Moreover, polydrug use is not always presented as planned and goal-
oriented behavior, but also something that can occur due to sudden situa-
tional factors beyond the control of the person. Our findings implicate that
the judgments regarding the deviance of polydrug use are contextual and
different sociodemographic groups consider whether it is deviant behavior
or not differently.
| Translated title of the contribution | Miten ihmiset attribuoivat heidän sekakäyttöään: monimetodinen näkökulma |
|---|---|
| Original language | English |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-14 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Deviant Behavior |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 16 May 2018 |
| MoEC publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Field of science
- Social work