CRIM 3250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Attitude Change, Streptococcal Pharyngitis, The Takeaway
10 Nov 2020
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Social construction - concerns the meaning placed on an object, event, or behavior by a society. Deviance - the fact or state of departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behavior. For our purposes, we are going to talk about experimentation with drugs, drug use over time, and the consequences of using drugs. What has been deviant in the past may no longer be deviant. Conceptions of deviance often shape drug use behavior. Also going to look at how it shapes social reactions. Our primary method for social control is laws. Views of deviance surrounding drug use are highly variable, influenced by: drug of choice, time, place, purpose, and user demographics. Alcohol consumption increased during the time known as prohibition (false) Prohibition actually did have its intended effect. Alcohol consumption is currently at an all-time high (false) People may think this is true because we pay a lot of attention to it in our society.
