Describe the major tenets of differential association theory.
1.Criminal behavior is learned.//4. When criminal behavior is learned, the learning includes (a) techniques of committing the crime; (b) the specific direction of motives, drives, rationalizations, and attitude.//8. Learning criminal behavior is like any other kind of learning.//2.Criminal behavior is learned in interaction with others//3. In groups.//5. Direction of drives comes from viewing law favorably or unfavorably.//6. Delinquency comes from having more definitions for breaking the law than following it.
The U.S. is currently experiencing a(n) ___(name of drug/class of drugs)_____ epidemic
Opiate/heroin
What was the main difference in the way Black and white addicts thought about begging?
The Black addicts thought it was an insult to their dignity and preferred to embrace an "outlaw" habitus while the white addicts found they could subsist on donations from begging
Explain from a rational choice perspective the factors a home burglar might consider.
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Name and explain one example of historical contingency in the development of drugs
Albert Hoffman invented LSD accidentally, eventually became cornerstone of 60s subculture
In Righteous Dopefiend, the authors use Pierre Bourdieu’s concept of ________ to point out “the mechanisms that lead those who are subordinated to ‘misrecognize’ inequality as the natural order of things and to blame themselves for their location in their society’s hierarchies.”
Symbolic violence
Explain from a differential association perspective the factors a home burglar might consider.
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Name and briefly explain the four levels of analysis when analyzing drugs in social context
history, social structure, group/individual, the body
Tina's experiences with abuse, sex work, violence, and addiction BEST demonstrates which of Bourgois and Schonberg's concepts?
Gray Zone of poverty and structural violence
What uses for LSD were considered by the federal government during the 1950s and 60s?
For use as a "truth serum" in intelligence gathering
How did the Harrison Narcotics Act (1914) pass, and what was its sociological impact?
Outlawed cocaine and heroin and made drug addiction a criminal behavior, creating a source of labeling and stereotyping.
Certain events in history happen "by accident" and could have happened a completely different way. Sociologists refer to this as...
Historical contingency
This is a political-economic ideology adopted in the 1970s emphasizing free markets, privatization, and individualism. Bourgois and Shonberg argue that it exacerbated homelessness and drug addiction.
Neoliberalism
Describe a soft and hard target
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Name an example and explain the purpose of a choice structuring property
Good job! And choice structuring properties are used to change criminals' calculation of costs and benefits before committing a crime
What were the main differences in the way Black and white addicts used heroin and experienced their highs?
Black addicts were the only ones to use speedballs//White addicts tended to have bigger habits//Black addicts would spend upwards of an hour finding a vein in which to inject while white addicts would skin pop//Black addicts would boot and jack