Explain how and why the criminalization of drugs in the U.S. is associated with stigmatized groups in society.
What will be an ideal response?
1. Non-whites, immigrants, and counterculture groups have historically been “scapegoats” for society’s problems – including drug and alcohol use. When use of substances shifts to “problematic groups” (i.e., the most stigmatized members of a society) the substance itself also becomes problematized or criminalized.
2. For example, opium became problematic when its use shifted from middle-class white women to immigrant groups.
3. Marijuana became problematic when its use became associated with the hippie counterculture.
4. Crack cocaine was widely used by economically disadvantaged non-white groups.
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1) The majority of children born in America are from nonmarital births. 2) Births to unmarried women are similar across racial-ethnic groups. 3) Teenagers account for less than one percent of all nonmarital births. 4) White women have more nonmarital babies than do other groups.
The primary cause of strife in Rwanda was ______.
A. colonialism B. cross border disputes with neighboring Congo C. economic problems D. lack of a government
Chris insists that any decent analysis of our social world must include investigations into the lived experiences of women. Chris's ideas match most closely with those of which theorist?
a. Karl Marx b. Harriet Martineau c. Émile Durkheim d. Max Weber
The medical model of disability has remained popular for many years in the United States because
A. many people continue to accept ableist ideology. B. people with a disability consider themselves to be inferior. C. medical technology can heal nearly all impairments. D. people with a disability are true victims of society.