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BLACK TAR HEROIN: The Dark End of the Street

BLACK TAR HEROIN: The Dark End of the Street. Directed by Steven Okazaki. “How can they live like that?”. CULTURAL RELATIVISM POLITICS OF REPRESENTATION. Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street --Reactions to the Film--. Race/Age – mostly young, white scene

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BLACK TAR HEROIN: The Dark End of the Street

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  1. BLACK TAR HEROIN: The Dark End of the Street Directed by Steven Okazaki

  2. “How can they live like that?” CULTURAL RELATIVISM POLITICS OF REPRESENTATION

  3. Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street --Reactions to the Film-- • Race/Age – mostly young, white scene • Class – struggled to find employment, but perhaps more social and economic capital than Righteous addicts • Context of inequality in San Francisco • Role of supportive families – housing and income • Gender • How did gender add another layer of marginalization to the experience of female addicts? • Multiple forms of marginalization: prostitution, violence, HIV/AIDS, homelessness, criminal status • “Loneliness” and lack of integration – Alexander? • Effect of prison/reentry on addiction? • Harm reduction?

  4. “Two Women Who Used Cocaine Too Much” • How did each woman's race, class, and gender shape her access to and experience with cocaine? What kinds of social/economic capital did they possess? • How do race and/or class and/or gender intersect to shape experience with drugs? • Class X Gender • What theories from class can explain their entry into use? • The differences in their addictions? • Their pathways out of addiction?

  5. Recap: Social Location and Addiction • Race, class, and gender shape drug experiences more than the drugs themselves. • Poverty, racism, and sexism cannot be separated from drug use. • Individual consequences for drug use are shaped by social location.

  6. In-Class Exercise Work in teams of two to address the following: • Identify a character from Righteous or Black Tar Heroinor “Two Women.” Briefly describe their story. • Explain their addiction in sociological terms. • Identify how at least 2 social categories shape their drug use. • Apply at least 2 sociological theories we’ve talked about to their use. Analyze how the theory fits their situation. • Create a “treatment plan” to address the social dimensions of their addiction. • First, define what “recovery” is. What should this person be working toward? • Then, recommend specific steps to help heal them from addiction. Your plan should address how you theorized their addiction in #2– it should address the social dimensions of the problem. Be creative! How can sociology change the way we think about recovery?

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