Assignment:
Drug abuse has been defined as a significant social problem. This discussion provides an opportunity to examine this problem as well as the consequences of our reliance on punishment as a solution to drug abuse:
University of Notre Dame. (1999). War on Drugs Dramatically Increases Prison Population [Video]. In Life Behind Bars.
After viewing the required video for this discussion, please answer each of the following questions:
a. Discuss the differences between a cultures folkways, mores, and taboos.
b. Why are some deemed infractions of normative expectations termed criminal and others social?
c. How does this definitional process lead us to incarcerate fellow citizens?
d. What sociological factors contribute to the criminalization of individuals in society? Explain your answer.
e. Does the seriousness of drug abuse justify the social consequences of a reliance on incarceration?
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