שאלה | Question: Opium and heroin in the United States in the early decades and the 1930s of the twentieth century

Question: Opium and heroin in the United States in the early decades and the 1930s of the twentieth century —

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		A) Were consumed mainly by women from the upper classes.
		B) Added a new class of addicts to existing consumers.
		C) Marked their consumers as feminine.
		D) Were consumed by members of the upper classes.

Explanation: In the readings, opium and heroin use in the United States became culturally associated with weakness, dependency, and loss of self-control—traits coded as “feminine” in early twentieth-century gender discourse. This feminization of users played a key role in stigmatizing drug consumption and distancing it from ideals of masculinity, productivity, and citizenship, thereby supporting prohibitionist and moralizing narratives. (Readings: Breen; Wright). Quote: “Drug consumption was increasingly associated with weakness and feminization, undermining ideals of masculine self-control.” (Breen, The Age of Intoxication).