Description:
Marijuana seeks to bring to the reader the whole configuration of this problem, which, like the Sexual Revolution and the New Politics, was at the heart of the alienation felt by many young people during the second half of the 1960s and the fears of social breakdown voiced by many of their elders
Brief description:
Erich Goode is professor emeritus of sociology at the State University of New York, Stony Brook. He is the author of numerous books including Deviant Behavior (now in its eighth edition), Drugs in American Society, and Out of Control: Accessing the General Theory of Crime.
Review Quotes:
"Goode's informative and objective prefaces to each section add to the sociological quality of the book. He writes clearly and with insight. In summary, the book is an admirable achievement, especially in the light of the intense emotionalism characterizing the marijuana issue in America today."
--Hans Sebald, American Sociological Review