The act of treating people differently because they belong to a particular group rather than on their own merit
What is Discrimination?
200
One facet of addiction includes __________, where an addict assigns high priority to acquiring drugs.
What is Preoccupation?
200
Your supervisor asks you to work late this evening. You have special plans that you feel you cannot disrupt. You reply to your supervisor, “Okay.”
What is a Nonassertive response?
300
This model asserts that a drug dependent person is a victim of forces beyond their control
What is the Disease Model?
300
They are social entities
They are goal-directed
Are linked to the external environment
What are Organizations?
400
In studying the Sociology of drug abuse, professionals are concerned with
What is examining drug use from a social context?
400
Theories that stress the importance of the environment and the impact of other systems
What are Systems Theories?
500
Researchers are limited to working with laboratory animals
Researchers are limited to observing and examining current users
Researchers cannot test non-drug using subjects (humans)
What are limits to Neurological theories of drug abuse?
500
The following are critical to this:
Promotes a desirable end
Demonstrates the grantee is competent
Outcomes justify the costs involved