Addiction in South and East Africa : Interdisciplinary Approaches /

Addiction in South and East Africa : Interdisciplinary Approaches /

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Imprint:	Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
Description:	1 online resource (319 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Compulsive behavior -- Africa, Southern. Compulsive behavior -- Africa, East. Substance abuse -- Africa, Southern. Substance abuse -- Africa, East. Compulsive behavior. Substance abuse. Africa, East. Southern Africa.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11913294

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Other authors / contributors:	Ndasauka, Yamikani. Kayange, Grivas Muchineripi.
ISBN:	9783030135935 3030135934 9783030135928 3030135926
Notes:	9.6 Globalization and the Production of Locality ReferencesChapter 5: An Ubuntu Approach to Addiction-Response Framework in Malawian Schools; 5.1 Introduction; Addiction and Ontology of the Human Person; The State of Addiction in Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa; 5.2 Autonomy, Neoliberalism, the School, and Addiction; 5.3 Ubuntu-Responsive Frameworks to Addiction; Understanding Ubuntu; The School, Ubuntu and Addiction; 5.4 Conclusion; References; Part II: Addiction in Literature and Popular Culture; Chapter 6: Oral Traditions: A Tool for Understanding Alcohol and Drug Addiction in Swaziland; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Songs and Addiction Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	This book explores both the existence and prevalence of addiction in South and East Africa, departing from traditional assumptions about addiction in the region. The authors employ an interdisciplinary approach to understand the actual prevalence of addiction and the forms it takes in South and East Africa. The book also addresses the perceptions and conceptualisation of addiction in the region, in addition to discussing specific issues related to drug and alcohol abuse and addiction, social media addiction, and sex addiction.
Other form:	Print version: Ndasauka, Yamikani. Addiction in South and East Africa : Interdisciplinary Approaches. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan US, ©2019 9783030135928

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Summary:	This book explores both the existence and prevalence of addiction in South and East Africa, departing from traditional assumptions about addiction in the region. The authors employ an interdisciplinary approach to understand the actual prevalence of addiction and the forms it takes in South and East Africa. The book also addresses the perceptions and conceptualisation of addiction in the region, in addition to discussing specific issues related to drug and alcohol abuse and addiction, social media addiction, and sex addiction.
Item Description:	9.6 Globalization and the Production of Locality
Physical Description:	1 online resource (319 pages)
Bibliography:	ReferencesChapter 5: An Ubuntu Approach to Addiction-Response Framework in Malawian Schools; 5.1 Introduction; Addiction and Ontology of the Human Person; The State of Addiction in Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa; 5.2 Autonomy, Neoliberalism, the School, and Addiction; 5.3 Ubuntu-Responsive Frameworks to Addiction; Understanding Ubuntu; The School, Ubuntu and Addiction; 5.4 Conclusion; References; Part II: Addiction in Literature and Popular Culture; Chapter 6: Oral Traditions: A Tool for Understanding Alcohol and Drug Addiction in Swaziland; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Songs and Addiction Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9783030135935 3030135934 9783030135928 3030135926