Who's to Blame for America's Drug Problem?: The Search for Scapegoats in the "War on Drugs.".

Mackey-Kallis, Susan; Hahn, Dan

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ERIC Number: EJ484760

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Who's to Blame for America's Drug Problem?: The Search for Scapegoats in the "War on Drugs."

Mackey-Kallis, Susan; Hahn, Dan

Communication Quarterly, v42 n1 p1-20 Win 1994

Analyzes six years (from 1986 to 1991) of political debate and social action in the United States' war on drugs. Explores the characteristics of guilt-based, scapegoating drug rhetoric and how scapegoating in the drug war has been problematic. Discusses the desirability and limits of guilt as a rhetorical strategy. (HB)

Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Higher Education, Political Issues, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Criticism

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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