The War on Drugs in this sense is convenient; instead the War on Drugs should be understood as a special case of what war has always been on how force and violence against certain communities pertains to certain political objectives. ... As Herbert explained, state's efforts to control drugs are also a way for dominant group to express power. ... Society has grown to believe this definition is true and will continue to be false. ... Most people believe that racial profiling was an outcome of the drug war, "but Derbyshire dismisses the argument that racial profiling is chiefly a bypro...

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The reasons that I agree with the Deontologist perspective with a Social Contract theory are as below; GSK is a pharmaceutical company that deals directly with human rights issues and I believe that a minimum set of responsibilities are generated whenever dealing with fundamental rights. ... However, social responsibility and the actions such as granting drugs voluntarily, may conflict with the shareholders' interest, that is, to maximize the shareholders' value. ... Let say that instead of giving HIV drugs at cost to South Africa, would not it be better to give drugs at cost ...

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Anderson points out that other cities are also facing problems such as teen pregnancy, strive for respect, drugs, and people committing crimes. ... Anderson differentiates "decent families" and "street families" in that decent families work hard, are independent, and believe in many mainstream morals and values. ... Drugs in these communities play a large role in the code of the street. ... Since crack has been introduced to the drug industry, it has only worsened, and in turn has increased the use of violence on the streets. ... I thought the book was very insightful as t...

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It ignores the social order and some organizations believe, the reality in the society. ... The individual in this condition can accept and move on or can achieve alternative means of obtaining the success such as robbery, drug trafficking or use of violence. ... The outcome is cultural deviant such as high level of crime rates, drug trafficking, prostitution, robbery, and other related crime activities. ...

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Castells said this business relied upon a system of supply and demand poorer countries supply to the strong western demands within, for example, the sex and drugs industries. ... An example of this would be in Los Angeles, which has seen a surge in the drugs trade due to de-industrialization. ... Glocalisation is also explicitly seen within the drugs trade, as Class A drugs on the streets of the UK are unlikely to have been produced here but rather in places such as South America. ... This can be observed in Winlows study of bouncers, men who legitimately worked as bouncers but participated i...

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It is unfortunate that young people in Australian society are most often under scrutiny for violence, crimes, and drugs rather than for their positive contributions to society. ... Choosing various fashions, beliefs and interests may determine what a young person wears, believes or does, but is also an experience of growing up. ... Young people who may be in the process of forming their identities and interests in subcultural groups in Australian society are most often under scrutiny for violence, crimes, and drugs rather than for their positive contributions to society. ...

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Rideau believes that as a community it is more effective to work to prevent criminal acts in the first place than getting tough on crime and violence. ... Many had grown up in backgrounds where serious violence, drug and alcohol abuse are common experience. ... Some people believe that the prison system should "get tougher" (Rideau) and just put everyone arrested for drug offenses in treatment. ... I believe that prisons should be an important part of responding to crimes, and I agree with what Rideau says that the system is not a cure-all. ... They may experience a religious conver...

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If a youth disagrees or does not believe in these values one is more likely to engage in antisocial acts. Also, if the youth believe that laws are unfair, this bond to society weakens and the likelihood of committing delinquency becomes stronger. ... Along with the six family conditions we will be examining six different behavioral outcomes; property crime, violent crime, mental disorder, alcoholism, drug addiction, and status offenses. ... Juvenile delinquency studies have also found significantly high rates of alcoholism, drug dependence, mental disorders, and sexual deviance among juvenil...

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Another example might focus on juveniles living in a subculture in which selling and using drugs are a common practice and as a consequence of these activities there is a likelihood to develop attitudes favorable to drug use and trafficking. ... Sutherland believed that a person is incapable of inventing criminal behavior. ... Sutherland believed that some societies flourished when adhering to definitions favorable to the laws governing society, however, others support the violation of such laws. ... Sutherland believed that like every other behavior, criminal behavior is learned. ......

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Similarly, in an American pop culture' set in a Beverly Hills high school in the midst of exaggerated plastic noses, mobile phones, drugs and the sexual revolution, a resemblance can be seen as viewers relate the novel to film. ... Additionally, Harriet is transformed into Tai whose clothes lack style and who has a thick Bronx accent and who likes smoking drugs. Like Harriet, Emma/Cher "would take notice of her- and "would improve her-, Cher believes that Tai's "life will be better because of me-. ... In Emma, humour is based mostly on irony and situational humour such as Harriet...

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He believed that societal norms placed too much pressure on individuals to fulfill goals such as 'the American dream', in which case they were either forced to conform, or become a 'deviant' member of society. ... Another example of innovation may be to start selling illegal drugs in order to save for college; the intentions are good and socially acceptable, however the activity in itself is not. ... The ritualises, although they do not believe they can achieve societal goals, continue through the acceptable motions used as a means to achieve them (they continue with s...

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The parent may be required to meet criteria such as: attending parent classes, Alcoholic Anonymous classes, monthly drug test, and or monthly-supervised visitation depending on the circumstances that may have resulted the placement of the children into the foster care system (National Foster Parent Association, 2007). ... For the children, negative feelings of abandonment from the parents can create depression, behavior issues, low grades in school, stealing, abusing others, negative friendships, and drug/alcohol use. For the parents, negative feelings of abandonment from the foster c...

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The movement's followers receive the surplus of food which otherwise would be wasted, and cook it for the people in need, for they believe that "food is a right, not a privilege" (The Food Not Bombs Movement) The social movement took form in 1980, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as a protest form against homeless discrimination, nuclear power and the Salvadoran Civil War. ... They believe that things simply get done because people see that something needs to be done and take initiative. ... Even if from time to time they receive dairy and meat products, the organization does not u...

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There are people that believe that the internet has improved our children's education. ... " Although I think was she's saying is true, I believe more firmly that the internet has been damaging to our children. ... There are many who believe that Facebook has done more damage than good. ... " With these lacking, Monke also states that "We should not be surprised when they "solve" personal and social problems by turning to drugs, guns, hateful Web logs, or other powerful "tools," rather than digging deep within themselves or searching out others in ...

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This extreme form of exploitation is many times individually justified, as the slave-holders believe they are masters in the world of business and need to tend to those, who are not equipped with business-sense with guidance. ... Job scarcity, poor living conditions that compound crime, violence, and drug abuse issues in these marginalized groups enhance an already problematic situation of basic survival in the American economy. ...

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I chose Behaviorism over the other aspects because I believe behavior determines human personality and is very interesting. ... Behavior-therapy techniques have been applied with some success to such disturbances as enuresis (bed-wetting), tics, phobias, stuttering, obsessive-compulsive behavior, drug addiction, neurotic behaviors of normal persons, and some psychotic conditions. ... For example, a teacher who believes a child lacks confidence in his or her peer acceptance might pair the child with another child who is confident about her peer acceptance, in order to provide a model of behavio...

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In addition, they are more prone to outside factors that can hinder their ability to fully grasp what they are being taught in school; such as, drugs, gang association, and family's income. ... I was astonished, and couldn't believed people would pay that amount for that item. ... " I just couldn't believe it, it made me feel aggravated and jealous; I felt that there was something for me to prove to the world, I could not accept that notion of unfair distribution of social status. ...

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Towards the older ages of 16-25, this is where men are experiencing new things in their life; perhaps using drugs, or other aggressive types of risk taking. ... Bearing this idea in mind, Pavelka's bold statement leads us to believe that there is no explanation as to why men commit violence, therefore resulting in no explanation as to why violence is associated with masculinity. ... The National Institute of Justice wrote a report on how family life can have an impact on violence and they found that if a child experiences violence as a young child, this can affect the way their brain deve...

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Poverty, unemployment, inequality and boredom, as well as factors such as single parent families, child abuse, broken homes and also media violence, drugs and moral decline have all been used to attempt to explain the problem. ... With the predominant thought of looking at unemployment, poverty, the use of drugs and any other factors that might help to contribute to the likelihood of causing violent crimes. ... Merton used this "theory of anomie" to refer to the lower strata of American society in the 1930's when he believed that "anomie" was an integral feature of American society and ...

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Merton places in this category, psychoneurotic, psychotics, chronic autists, pariahs, outcast, vagrants, vagabonds, tramps, chronic drunkards, and drug addicts. ... Corporate crimes, falsifying IRS forms, or drug dealers would be examples of innovators. ...

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Comparing "Red Dust"" to the majority of films that are produced today, this film would not be considered obscene, as sex and drugs are common depictions in movies that are released on a regular basis. ... However, through the lens of a person who lived in the 1930's, a movie with nudity and alcohol would be difficult to pass through the production code, as immoral cinema was believed do have a detrimental effect on the standards of its viewers. ...

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Media reporting and, naturally, alcohol and drug abuse are also important facilitators of suicide among young people. ... This leads to family breakups, disrupted siblings and friends of the teenager and because of all the damage, those affected will need various counseling methods, they may start to abuse drugs and alcohol and they might develop their own mental health issues which starts this vicious cycle all over again. ... To these teenagers, this stereotype is frightening and leads them to believe they will never be able to be a human living inside those social norms. ... Social classes...

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He took a liking to the perspective that an individual's social structure can determine the way he or she behaved because at the time most sociologist/criminologist believed that a person's biological figures determined their behavioral status (Williams and Mcshane, 2004). ... The prohibition movement and the drug trade policy were very substantial problems in the 1920s and 1930s (Sutherland, 1924). ... Thomas was also a sociologist from the University of Chicago and believed that "all human beings are a direct product of their environment" (Sutherland, 1924). Some believe ...

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Researchers believe that all violent acts from pushing and shoving to shooting and stabbing belong under a single definition of violence. ... Many people believe that women and children are the only victims of family violence. Others believe that if young children and women are not the only victims they are at least the more common victims. ... Alcohol and drug use are common practices of abusers. ...

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Comparing and contrasting Marx" belief on religion as a social opium, along with Emile Durkheim and Max Weber's understanding and account of religion within society. How do we account for religion - its origin, its development, and even its persistence in modern society? This is a question, whi...

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