Education to both addicts and non-addicts is important since it discourages those people who have not started taking drugs and informs those who are addicted on the consequences they are likely to face.
The government should facilitate the setting up of more businesses so us to provide employment opportunities for ex-addicts who are undergoing treatment and those who have completed treatment. This will make their minds to be occupied with important things which are constructive to them rather than being idle which leads them to indulge in bad habits such as drug abuse.
The government should crack down on all sources of these drugs including their farms where drugs are planted so as to reduce on the supply of drugs across the country.
Parents should also keep an eye on their children by monitoring the friends they have and guide them on which kind of friends they should associate with and the…...
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Smith Phillip. Drug Courts Are Not a Solution to the Drug Problem. Chemical Dependency. Ed. Roman Espejo. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2011.
Theses economic problems can be lower wages and unemployment such as in the expenses of medical care, increased legal expenses and a decreased eligibility for taking loans from banks and other financial institutions.
easons why Americans are much more tolerant of Alcohol Usage
Alcohol has turned out to be an unavoidable part in the American society. Almost every event in the American life involves drinking alcohol or related beverages. A majority of people in America have made alcohol a part of their daily life. The major reason of toleration of alcohol in American society is that the people and society have accepted alcohol as a normal and accepted element of their everyday living. Another reason is that alcohol is the cheapest of all drugs and is becoming inexpensive with every passing day. A can of alcohol is available on the same price of a can of soft drink. The unfortunate thing…...
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Pilon, M. (2002). Is Prostitution Work or Exploitation? Further Consideration is Needed. SexWork. Retrieved July 11, 2013, from http://www.sexwork.com/montreal/WorkOrExploitation.pdf
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Social Roles
Social Problems: Social Role Questions
You in the figure- occupy many positions in society, each of which involves distinct statuses. How would you define your statuses? Which have the most influence in your life? Explain.
As with most people, I can define myself according to a cross-section of interests, aspirations and demographic associations. These form my individual status, one that features overlapping biographical characteristics such as nationality, familial background and age group as well as a wide spectrum of personal predilections formed over the course of my lifetime. I would define my statuses as both independently and collectively helping to forge my personal identity as well as my identity within such contexts as family, community and country.
Accordingly, I would consider that my Japanese nationality and my affiliation with the Asian race are defining features of my status and have had a profound influence on my life. With these statuses also comes…...
Children with AID are often poor and orphaned, further setting them apart from their peers. This further results in poor school performance and a deadly cycle of being labeled not only as "sick," but also as "stupid." Peer pressures such as these have a greatly detrimental affect on the future of such children, and could even result in much earlier illness and death than necessary. Not having much hope of any future at all, such children are seldom encouraged to try to perform at school. At the fundamental level, the problem is a lack of education for both the peers and authority figures who work with these children; this lack perpetuates the problem.
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Office for Civil Rights. (1991, July) Placement of School Children with Acquired Immune Dficiency Syndrome. U.S. Dept of Education. http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/hq53e9.html
Social Problem & Event
The social problem of substance abuse has been prevalent for many years that different perspectives have been expressed and discussed for and against its practice. Using the three sociological traditions/perspectives, namely, Functionalism / Structuralism, Conflict Theory, and Symbolic Interactionism, the social problem of substance abuse will be explored and interpreted.
In functionalism/structuralism, substance abuse is considered a dysfunction in the society. From a macro-sociological perspective, substance abuse does not perform a specific function in the society. Moreover, since not all people engage in substance abuse, it is not considered the norm, not a part of the society's norms, values, and beliefs. It could also be considered a change in society, a manifestation of change or shift from a functional to a dysfunctional one.
Conflict theory, meanwhile, posits that dysfunctional or deviant behavior such as substance abuse is developed as a form of "escape," wherein the conditions of poverty and…...
In order to make better management of urbanization certain, governments can take on macroeconomic policies with the intention of alleviating the extent of urbanization to levels that can be controlled or to maintain people to keep on living in rural areas. A National Physical (Spatial) Development Plan could be set up as a principal means for dealing with the "national direction on distribution of population; utilization of land; development of new land, water and energy; provision of infrastructure, housing and transportation that favor decentralized economic development" (Ichimura, 2003). This kind of approach would be of use in creating an orderly and consistent use of land on a nationwide basis and making the opportunity available "for urbanization issues to be addressed in the coherent way in the context of overall national development" (Ichimura, 2003).
The third approach is related to involvement, affiliation and control. It is an undeniable fact that no…...
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Definitions of Poverty. (n.d.). BBC. Retrieved June 16, 2013, from http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/int/ms/health/wealth/def_of_poverty/definitions.shtml
Does the U.S. Have a Population Problem?. (n.d.). Arizona Geographic Alliance. Retrieved June 16, 2013, from http://alliance.la.asu.edu/geomath/GeoMath3/lesson_files/Glenn/CROWDED/GlennChipsHfootprintUS.pdf
Social Problem of Homelessness
Teaching Social Issues
Homelessness is a social problem that is prevalent around the world and particularly in the United States of America. Homelessness has existed for much of "civilized" human history, with sharp increases in eras of history such as the Industrial evolution. In the last two centuries, homelessness and changed and expanded, though there remains a significant amount of research to be done. Professionals who study and research homelessness have argued over its formal definition for decades, though for some, the definition of homelessness seems self explanatory and obvious. The paper will examine homelessness, particularly as it exists in the United States of America, the country that has the highest homelessness rate in the world. There are individuals and groups who choose to be traditionally homeless, but for a great deal of the homeless population, it can be a dangerous and tragic lifestyle that is a result…...
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Crosson-Tower, C. (2009). Exploring Child Welfare: A Practice Perspective, 5th Edition. Pearson Education, Inc. Print.
National Alliance to End Homelessness. (2013). Issues. NAEH.org, Web, Available from: 2013 June 07.http://www.endhomelessness.org/pages/issues .
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. (2013). Take Action. USICH.gov, Web, Available from: 2013 June 07.http://www.usich.gov/action/ .
Social problems affecting students and schools in the U.S.
Caring and coaching are two methodologies that can be used by teachers in classrooms comprised of students with problems ranging from teen pregnancy to violence.
Four other social problems, including drug use, alcohol use, suicide and delinquency, are among the top causes for student disengagement, and socioeconomic and race issues also contribute to the problems at hand.
In order for a teacher to overcome these deterrents to learning, he or she must show genuine caring for the student and get the student to become an active learner, rather than a passive observer who watches the teacher recite a lesson.
There is much room for change in our school system, according to Lawrence Steinberg, author of Beyond the Classroom: hy School Reform Has Failed and hat Parents Need to Do. In this work, Steinberg claims disengagement kicks in as early as 7th grade, when the possibility…...
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Report Says," May 29, 2002, Edweek.org, July 22, 2002 http://www.edweek.org/ew/newstory.cfm?slug=38shoot.h21&keywords=delinquency
Social Problem Dialogue
Scene: Turkish doner kabab restaurant in a German village. Turkish music is playing on the radio and the food service worker is moving to the beat. A blonde woman enters the restaurant.
Turk: Hello. Can I take your order?
Dane: I would like four doner kababs.
Turk: Four? To go?
Dane: To go. Thanks.
Turk: What kind of sauce? Red or white?
Dane: Red is spicy with chilies, right?
Turk: Yes, red is a little spicy.
Dane: Could you make two kababs with red sauce and two with white?
Turk: Split it up. All right.
Dane: I know I should try some of your other dishes like in the photos there.
Turk: You would like the other food.
Dane: I agree. It is just that I like the kebabs so much.
Turk: You like Turkish food? You been to Turkey?
Dane: I haven't been to Turkey, but I very much want to go. I hear Istanbul is an amazing city.
Turk: I myself…...
he family may be a source of stress, tension, and problems, and can drive its individuals to cope with these problems in harmful ways, such as by use of drugs and alcohol (UNDCP, 1995). Families may be social inhibitors, or may be a channel for family members to be involved in the community.
he implications of familial relationships can influence both positive and negative behaviors. he family has the potential to be a source of social and community values, and may be a critical part in the intervention process (UNDCP, 1995; Agha, Zia & Irfan, 2008). In some circumstances, the family may be the source of drug addiction; the family can also be a source of treatment. he role of the family is critical to the success or failure of an addict seeking sobriety (Barnard, 2007). Even in the healthiest family environments, having an addict or multiple addicts in the…...
mlaThis document reads like a pamphlet for addicts who are seeking self-help groups and is published by SAMHSA. The document explains the significance of mutual support groups and how they are beneficial to recovering addicts. The literature is applicable this paper as it details help groups within the community that are available for addicts, and describes self-help as a positive tool for maintaining sobriety.
Wilson, R., & Kolander, C. (2011). Drug abuse prevention. (3rd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
This text provides and educational overview of drug abuse and prevention. The text offers basic definitions of drug, addiction, and provides background information on difference types of drugs. In addition to providing historical background on drug culture, the text focuses mainly on prevention strategies within the family and community to lower the incidence of drug abuse. The text by Dr. Wilson and Kolander presents the background information needed to establish a contextual baseline for this paper. The intended audience is academic in nature, as this text could be applicable to high school and college students learning about the complexities of drug abuse prevention for the first time. This text was useful as it help establish the prevalence of drug abuse and also highlighted the role of the family in prevention practices. Understanding the role of the family is critical to formulating a solution for drug addiction.
Speaking of which, parents and teachers are much needed to extend ample guidance and understanding the on-going physical and emotional avalanche in their children or students. This could help manifest a good hatch for the over-all grooming of the adolescents with the warmth of affection and love. Individuals overcoming these nominal conflicts are normally seen to be having much more balanced personality comparatively as of their peers. Moreover, parents should tackle this issue sensitively as it could help ensure their children successfully completing this stage with much benefit to their personality and lesser quibbling in response to the mental growth and its implications.
The High School Transition
Adolescents also get very much influenced with the indirect factors leading to quivering of them in the unbalanced social environment, most importantly their transition towards the high school from junior or middle schools. These factors are bureaucratic structure, diversity of ethnic groups and teachers'…...
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I believe that many students would become more academically successful if schools were able to provide more resources to their students. These resources could include more social organizations that are run through the school and maybe even breaking down popular activities into smaller groups that offer a greater chance of individual recognition and social success.
Some students who come from a single parent home are determined different from the "normal" ideal family structure. For those students that have both parents at home are not familiar with the aspects of only having one parent. It also leaves the children who only have one parent at home more susceptible to making bad choices. These choices include not doing homework, talking back to the teacher, and misbehaving inside the classroom.
Obesity is another social problem in the classroom. Obese children are twice as likely to be talked about as non-obese children. It is very…...
SOCIAL PROBLEMS (POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT, CRIME, MEDIA, ...) AND RITE a PAPER I attached instruction.
There is presently much controversy regarding the concept of poverty, as society finds it difficult to accept the fact that it exists contemporary to the opulence present in first-world countries. ith politicians using poverty as a means to endorse their campaigns, the masses tend to consider that governments have the tools necessary to eradicate poverty and that strategy is all that they need in order to do so. Poverty has basically come to be an instrument used in propaganda, considering that official figures constantly relate to it with the purpose of improving their image. The general public needs to understand that poverty cannot simply be eradicated, as governments would actually have to test and install a series of programs over a long period of time in order to come up with an effective method of ending…...
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Bell, K. And Strelitz, J. "Reframing Child Poverty," Soundings Summer 2011
Besharov, D.J. And Call, D.M. "Income Transfers Alone Won't Eradicate Poverty," Policy Studies Journal 37.4 (2009)
Rodgers, J.R. And Rodgers, J.L. "Chronic and Transitory Poverty over the Life Cycle," Australian Journal of Labour Economics 13.2 (2010)
Swift was outraged at the dire conditions present in Ireland. However, rather than writing angrily about the Irish famine, Swift instead wrote a Modest Proposal, suggesting that the Irish should eat their own children to solve both hunger and overpopulation. Another example of hyperbole is found in the character of Dr. Pangloss in Voltaire's Candide. In Candide, Voltaire satirizes idealistic philosophy. Dr. Pangloss is such an absurdly idealistic philosopher, he insists that everything is for the best in the best of all possible worlds, even when the characters confront horrific fates, like being nearly burnt to death by the Spanish Inquisition.
Another common technique used in satire is irony, where the author says one thing but means another, particularly as a method of making people laugh at their follies. In Alexander Pope's "The Rape of the Lock," Pope uses an epic style to describe a minor society incident, in which…...
social problems as alcoholism and drug abuse as diseases rather than behavior disorders? What are the implications of treating other social problems as diseases? What are the implications for the medical care system of the proliferation of these new diseases?
It is not as important to distinguish between behavior disorder and disease as it is to find the root causes of these classifications. ehavior disorders suggest that the person's actions are somewhat preventable while diseases are portrayed as unpreventable. Much grey area and confusion arise in these discussions because causes and effect relationships are not explicit. Obesity can be considered both a disease or a behavior problem, like other kinds of substance abuse. ut what are the factors that lead to any specific problem? Unfortunately until individuals realize that they are responsible for their own conduct and rampant victimization ceases to be celebrated, these problems of identifying causes of problems…...
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Writing an essay about drug abuse, it is important to start by distinguishing it from drug usage. Most people use some type of drugs casually or recreationally. Whether it is a morning caffeine fix, a glass of wine with dinner, over-the-counter painkillers when a headache strikes, or some recreational marijuana, substances are a part of everyday life. While using drugs may be an acceptable way to relax, to ease pain, or to handle other issues, drug abuse can have profoundly negative effects on a person’s life.
Unfortunately, there is not a bright-line between drug use and drug abuse. ....
Cults are certainly in the cultural zeitgeist these days, making them a perfect topic for a literature review. In fact, while many people think of cults as a relic from the experimentation that was popular in the 1960s and 1970s, cults actually play a surprisingly large role in modern religion throughout the world. What this means is that whether you are focusing on a specific cult, common traits of cult leaders, or what makes an individual susceptible to a cult’s influences, you are sure to find plenty of information out there.
What differentiates....
Certainly! Here are some potential essay topics related to social problems and programs addressing those issues:
1. The impact of homelessness on individuals and communities, and the effectiveness of government-funded programs such as Housing First in addressing this issue.
2. The challenges faced by individuals struggling with addiction, and the benefits of programs like Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous in providing support and recovery resources.
3. The prevalence of food insecurity in low-income communities, and the role of government assistance programs like SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) in ensuring access to adequate nutrition.
4. The mental health stigma in society, and the importance of....
1. The impact of poverty on education: exploring government assistance programs and private initiatives aimed at breaking the cycle of poverty through education.
2. The prevalence of mental health issues in society: analyzing the benefits of government-funded mental health programs and the role of private organizations in providing support and resources to individuals in need.
3. The challenges faced by homeless individuals: examining the assistance offered by government agencies and non-profit organizations in providing shelter, food, and healthcare to homeless populations.
4. The issue of food insecurity: investigating government assistance programs such as SNAP and WIC, as well as the role of food....
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