Question 1: Identify and describe at least one strength and one weakness of each of the two disciplines Sociology and Psychology after reflecting on the 4 sources (see below).
Question 2: Explain how examining the same social issue of Substance Abuse from two different social science fields (Sociology and Psychology) gives a deeper understanding of the social problem. How does completing research in two fields help minimize the weaknesses and maximize the strengths you identified above?
Question 3: Explain your next steps in completing your Final Paper: which areas or items do you need to focus on? Need Assignment Help?
Sociology Sources:
Sharkey, P., Torrats-Espinosa, G., & Takyar, D. (2017). Community and the Crime Decline: The Causal Effect of Local Nonprofits on Violent Crime. American Sociological Review, 82(6), 1214-1240.
Frank, V. A. (2023). Intoxication. Self, State and Society: by Thomas Thurnell-Reed and Mark Monaghan, Palgrave Macmillan, 2023. Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 30(6), 634-635.
Psychology Sources:
Enyelunekpo Roberts, Constance Odumodu N., & Uye Emmanuel E. (2024). Substance Abuse Behaviour Among Youths: The Predictive Effects of Social Media and Peer Pressure. Happiness: Journal of Psychology and Islamic Science, 8(2), 113-124.
Webb, L. (2012). The recovery model and complex health needs: What health psychology can learn from mental health and substance misuse service provision. Journal of Health Psychology, 17(5), 731-741.