ABSTRACT
This chapter presents new questions about the nature of femininities, sexualities, risk and pleasure for drug-using women participating in club spaces at night. It discusses masculine terms and focused on the experiences of young male clubbers. An observation that supports the notions contained within the post-subcultural debate that the term 'subculture' is no longer relevant in discussions of youth cultures. It also argues that the position of young women has changed within society, and that women are not as socially constrained as in previous decades. Therefore a more relevant research agenda based on exploring cultural groups in the public sphere, such as club scenes, is called for to look at the contemporary experiences of young women. Mainstreams refer to commercialized spaces for clubbing with musical styles that are often in the music charts, popularized and widely dispersed throughout youth cultures and wider society.
