3 Support individuals when they have used substances: 3.1 Explain relevant policies and procedures for the support of individuals who have used substances: Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 Explain the risks to individuals from the substances taken and the methods used, offer individuals guidance, support and advice on ways in which methods of substance use and activities can be affected . 3.2 Support individuals in a manner appropiate to the substances used, the effect which the substance has had and the condition of the individual: Alcohol : Alcohol misuse is a level of drinking alcohol which affects an individual’s work or behaviour, try and find out why they drink? talk to the individual and try to tell them of the health hazards. *Smoking
My objective for this paper is to make use of criminologist theories to explain why these three individuals made the decisions to pursue a criminal career and what factors influenced them in following this path. Social Disorganization Theory Criminologists, look at many things when trying to negate what causes people to deviate from social and group norms with regards to their criminal behavior. It follows that sociologists have
Issues in Behavioral Science: Sociology Heather Easley Western Governors University September 2014 Sociology There are many instances of social problems increasing within the United States. Such common examples are seen in everyday life, homelessness, unemployment rates, and healthcare in terms of insurance coverage, are just a few to mention. The list could go on and on. All of these examples affect Americans on a daily basis, directly and indirectly. Today, I would like to discuss a problem that has had an influential impact on the United State’s future.
Sociology provides many distinctive perspectives on the world, generating new ideas and critiquing the old. The field also offers a range of research techniques that can be applied to virtually any aspect of social life: street crime and delinquency, corporate downsizing, how people express emotions, welfare or education reform, how families differ and flourish, or problems of peace and war. Because sociology addresses the most challenging issues of our time, it is a rapidly expanding field whose potential is increasingly tapped by those who craft policies and create programs. Sociologists understand social inequality, patterns of behavior, forces for social change and resistance, and how social systems work. As the following pages convey, sociology is an exciting discipline with expanding opportunities for a wide range of career paths.
Findings from these analyses lend support to the enhancement model. In the structural equation model, prior delinquency led to association with delinquent peers as well as to gang membership, suggesting a social selection model. However, association with delinquent peers and gang membership led to later delinquency, suggesting a facilitation model. Neither the social selection nor the facilitation model fully accounted for these results, suggesting that the enhancement model may be operating. However, additional research is needed concerning the levels of delinquency before, during, and after gang membership in order to assess the adequacy of the enhancement model as suggested by our findings.
Sociological Perspectives on Drug Abuse November 3, 2013 Thomas Cameron Table of Contents Introduction1 Functionalist Perspective2 Conflict Perspective3 Interactionist Perspective4 Works Citied5 Introduction Drug abuse is the habitual use of alcohol, prescription drugs or illegal drugs to alter one's mood, emotion, or state of consciousness (TheFreeDictionary.com, 2012). The information presented within this paper will provide the reader with the different sociological theories, specifically the functionalist, the conflict and the interactionist perspectives, and how each perspective could approach and evaluate drug abuse in today’s society. The Functionalist Perspective The functionalist perspective thinks of society as a living organism in which each part of the organism contributes to its survival, which emphasizes the way in which the parts of a society are structured to maintain stability (Schaefer, 2011). In essence the functionalist perspective as it relates to drug abuse, argues that society provides us with social norms and guidelines, which identify the appropriate use of drugs and alcohol. A social norm or guideline could be that drugs, in particular prescription drugs are very functional.
In this article, the writer (Peter L. Berger) attempts to explain the purpose and methods of studying sociology. It can be derived from the article that sociology breaks down the façade of appearances and assumptions to reveal differences and deviances that can be cultural, political, religious, moral, and so on. Berger compares the experience of studying sociology with “culture shock” by explaining that one expects, when entering a new culture, to experience the shock of lifestyles, traditions, and activities that are new, opposite, or variations of what an individual is accustomed to. The article explains that this same experience can also be had when studying, in depth, the reality underneath the façade of individual units within society
Examine reasons why some sociologists choose to use interviews when conducting their research. Sociologists tend to carry out researches which are relevant to the study being inspected. This helps them to gather the data, correlations and confirms theories needed to fulfil certain questions. A way to find out specific research can be done through certain types of interviews, which are: * Structured Interviews - formal * Unstructured Interviews – informal * Semi-Structured Interviews – in-between formal & informal * Group Interviews An interview can involve the researcher asking subject-based questions to receive the information they need to know. They are scheduled as a part of a social scheme as the questions are being communicated through verbal use with the respondent.
Joe Thomas Professor Epperson REC 1000-06 November 24th, 2013 Are You Deciding On Purpose The article “Are You Deciding On Purpose” about the interview of author, speaker, and counselor Richard Leider really made me think about my life and what I want to do with myself. Leider brings up many great points in the interview and it was an eye opener for me after I finished reading the article. The first thing he mentions in the interview is how people are intimidated by all the choices we have now as career options. Nowadays, there are so many career paths to choose from that it overwhelms people and the decisions that they make. I think this is true for everyone and especially me.
Another thing that I have learned about in this section that really stood out to me was the section on group think. I didn’t really know what group think was until we began to study it in depth. Then it all started to click together and made me realize that even I take part in group think on a weekly basis. I learned many things in this section that were very interesting to me, but these two studies seem to stick out the