Question: What is the nature and scope of the alcohol and drug abuse problem in the United States today? For example, is this problem more significant today than it was in the past?
Objectives-
Identify specific social problems and their cause-effect patterns.
Apply class concepts to support opinions about social problems.
Illustrate how the sociological process enables us to identify various social concerns.
Apply sociological theories to explain the occurrence and scope of these problems.
Leon-Guerrero, A. (2015). Social Problems, 5th edition. Los Angeles: Sage Publications, Inc.