SOC102H1 Chapter Notes -Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Social Disorganization Theory, Prohibition Of Drugs

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By calling personal weaknesses addictions" they are given a medical label and are implied to be dealt with medically. Addiction socially disapproved behaviour that is uncontrollable, repetitious and possibly harmful. A social problem because social effects of it are huge, in broken families, health consequences. One in every 50 has a gambling problem. Cpgi is a scale developed to measure problem or addictive gambling. Like alcohol and drugs, gambling has been a major source of revenue for organized crime. Is a public health issue: has social causes and health outcomes. Process of insiders defining and treating outsiders as deviant. Effects of negative labels on individuals" self-conceptions & the development of a deviant identity". Drugs and alcohol drug: substance that causes a biochemical reaction in the body. Increased number in the use of cannabis in all age groups, in 2002 than in 1994. The age group of 18 and 19 have the greatest percentage of cannabis used in the past year.

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