Respectable Deviance and Purchasing Medicine Online - Opportunities and Risks for Consumers (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

This is a unique interdisciplinary exploration of the contemporary phenomenon of online medicine purchasing. In this research, Sugiura provides a criminological understanding of the sale of online medicines as well as the traditional illegal markets. Crucially, the practice is investigated from the perspective of web users, moving beyond the headlines and warning campaigns to contextualise the provision of medicines online, to describe this practice and subjective accounts of purchasing medicines from the Web. Drawing together established deviance theories, Respectable Deviance and Purchasing Medicine Online considers the construction of online medicine purchasing, the justifications presented to challenge how it is labelled, and how the behaviour is managed to show how the framing of risks and deviance is challenged online. Offering a much-needed a critical overview of the UK healthcare regulatory system, Sugiura also analyses literature, data and policy documents originating from different countries highlighting that the geographical locations of participants in web forums, online surveys and non-face-to-face interviews cannot always be verified. With broad implications for regulation and safety surrounding medicines online, this innovative and timely study contributes to current online healthcare debates and broadens our understanding of cybercrime. It will be of particular interest to scholars of cybercrime and those interested in the changing nature of deviance.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Cybercrime and Cybersecurity
Release date:	February 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Lisa Sugiura
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	172
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-74484-1
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General
LSN:	3-319-74484-4
Barcode:	9783319744841

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