Drugs in American Society Study Set 1

In the social sciences, a theory is:

Which of the following sociological theories of deviance-and hence illicit drug use and abuse-has been disconfirmed, that is, evidence has demonstrated more or less conclusively and definitively that it is false?

Anomie theory argues that drug addicts use which of the following adaptations to society's strain?

Anomie theory argues that drug dealers and sellers make use of the following adaptation to society's means to achieve the goal or success:

The social control theory of deviance, crime, and illicit drug use focuses on the following factor to explain conformity:

Hundreds of years ago, the dominant or most popular explanation of wrongdoing or untoward behavior was:

Which of the following is a "kinds of people" theory?

Metabolic imbalance theory most commonly attempts to account for one particular type of drug use-________.

Reinforcement theories of drug use and abuse focus:

Which of the following theories of deviance, crime, delinquency, and drug abuse bills itself as the "general theory of crime"?

Routine activities theory emphasizes a motivated offender, a suitable target, and:

Which of the following theories emphasizes a disjunction between means and ends as the major explanation for deviance, crime, delinquency, and drug abuse?

Which of the following theories emphasizes the deteriorated conditions of the community or neighborhood as the major explanation for deviance, crime, delinquency, and drug abuse?

Which of the following theories emphasizes deviant socialization as the major explanation for deviance, crime, delinquency, and drug abuse?

Which of the following theories emphasizes inadequate parenting as the major explanation for deviance, crime, delinquency, and drug abuse?

Which of the following theories emphasizes the absence of bonds to conventional society as a major explanation for deviance, crime, delinquency, and drug abuse?

Conflict theory emphasizes which of the following factors in explaining deviance, crime, delinquency, and drug abuse?

According to social control theory, what is one of the major causes of illicit drug use?

Which of the following theories hold(s) that deviant, criminal, and delinquent behavior (such as drug abuse) are simply "doing what comes naturally" and do not require an explanation; what needs explaining is why people do not deviate from society's norms, rules, and laws?

Anomie theory regards the drug addict as a: