Which of the following statements is true of the society's perception of drugs?
A) ?The legal drugs are made easily available because they are harmless
B) ?The dominant social reaction to a drug is influenced by the social characteristics and motives of the groups that use it.
C) Illegal drugs are more often abused and cause more harm in our society than legal drugs.
D) ?Drugs favored by the dominant culture are usually outlawed.
B
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Kiri is a social worker at a large public high school in an affluent suburban community. The school has recently experienced a spike in suspensions due to unlawful possession (and sometimes sale) of prescription medications on campus. The school has also called police on several occasions to report the students for possession of a controlled substance, which has angered some of the parents in the community. How might this problem be analyzed from a macro, mezzo, and micro perspective?
What will be an ideal response?
The job of "Friendly Visitors" was to:
a) Thoroughly document a family's needs, living conditions, and resources and dispense funds according to fixed guidelines. b) Make sure that children were not working and were attending school. c) Assess needy families to determine if they were "worthy" or "unworthy" poor, and provide "moral uplift" d) Connect needy families with churches that could provide social assistance.
What is defined as any compulsive-like behavior that interferes with normal living and causes significant negative consequences in a person's work, family, and social life?
A. alcoholism B. process addiction C. substance abuse D. substance abuse disorder
This section of a journal article includes a brief description of the data collection process, such as self-administered mail questionnaire, face-to-face interview, or observation.
a. Sample b. Measures c. Data collection d. Methods