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sts.062j药物，政治，文化（麻省理工学院）STS.062J Drugs, Politics, and Culture (MIT) |
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| 课程网址: | http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/science-technology-and-society/sts-062... |
| 主讲教师: | Prof. Hugh Gusterson |
| 开课单位: | 麻省理工学院 |
| 开课时间: | 2006-01-01 |
| 课程语种: | 英语 |
| 中文简介: |  |
| 课程简介: | This class examines the relationship between a number of mind-altering substances and cultural processes. We look at the relationship between drugs and such phenomena as poverty, religion, technology, inter-generational conflict, colonialism, and global capitalism. We read about the physiological and psychological effects of these substances -- ranging from alcohol to LSD, cocaine and ecstasy -- and ask why different societies prohibit and sanction different drugs. We examine the use of mind-altering substances in a number of "traditional" societies, and follow the development of a global trade in such substances as sugar, coffee, tea, nicotine, cocaine, and marijuana concurrent with the evolution of global capitalism. We look at the use of LSD as a mind-control substance by the CIA and as a mind-altering substance in the 1960's counter-culture, and we look at the rise of Prozac® and Viagra® as popular, if controversial, pharmaceutical products in recent years. Finally, we evaluate America's current drug laws. |
| 关 键 词: | 心理影响; 代际冲突; 殖民主义 |
| 课程来源: | 麻省理工学院公开课 |
| 最后编审: | 2024-05-17：chenjy |
| 阅读次数: | 36 |