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Chemical Youth

Part of the Critical Studies in Risk and Uncertainty Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-57081-1

ISBN: 978-3-030-57080-4

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Oct 14, 2020

1 - 9 of 9 Chapters

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Chapter 1Introduction

Hardon, Anita

Pages: 1 –41

[The everyday lives of contemporary youth are awash with chemicals to boost pleasure, energy, sexual performance, appearance, and health. What do pills, drinks, sprays, powders, and lotions do for youth? What effects are youth seeking? The ChemicalYouth ethnographies presented here, based on more...
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Chapter 2Chemical Highs

Hardon, Anita

Pages: 43 –79

[Chemical Highs looks at how young people themselves develop and share with their peers a multitude of ways to maximize the pleasures and minimize the risks involved in getting high, an empowering practice that we refer to as “harm reduction from below.” Ethnographies from the Amsterdam festival...
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Chapter 3Chemical Breath

Hardon, Anita

Pages: 81 –111

[Chemical Breath presents two focused ethnographies that look at the relationship between young people and the inhaling of tobacco and synthetic cannabinoids. The first comes from a group of young people in Paris who smoke electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), who refer to themselves as...
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Chapter 4Chemical Sexualities

Hardon, Anita

Pages: 113 –144

[In this chapter, we present ethnographies from the Philippines, Indonesia, Ethiopia, and France that together show how young people use chemicals to shape their bodies, enhance their sexual pleasure, and foster their sexual hygiene. Through these intimate stories, we show how young people use...
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Chapter 5Chemical Whiteness

Hardon, Anita

Pages: 145 –181

[Here we explore the chemical practice of skin whitening, a prevalent practice among young service sector workers in the Philippines and Indonesia. Chemical Whiteness investigates this problematic practice in everyday interactions, where people with darker skin are undervalued and those with...
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Chapter 6Chemical 24/7

Hardon, Anita

Pages: 183 –213

[This chapter shines a light on what happens in the dark: specifically, we present ethnographic insights from the nightlife economy and how chemicals enable youth to work “24/7.” Producers, promoters, DJs, hosts, artists, performers, drag queens, musicians, stage managers, bartenders, hospitality...
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Chapter 7Chemical Supplementing

Hardon, Anita

Pages: 215 –246

[This chapter, Chemical Supplementing, presents ethnographies of young people who use a variety of supplements in order to optimize their health. In the Philippines, boys take multivitamins with the hope of increasing their height, reflecting the importance of stature in their society, and young...
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Chapter 8Chemical Creativity

Hardon, Anita

Pages: 247 –279

[The microdosing of mind-altering substances, like LSD and magic mushrooms, is a trend among young creatives, who report enhanced creativity, improved focus, and other productivity-enhancing effects. This chapter, Chemical Creativity, describes how both users and researchers have been exploring...
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Chapter 9Chemical Futures

Hardon, Anita

Pages: 281 –310

[Here we turn to the strategies that young people use to prevent chemical harms, not just those related to single chemicals but also those related to the feedback loops and compounding effects generated by the multiplicity of chemicals in daily life. Chemical Futures takes as an example youth...

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