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"Acid" is the common name for 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine,or MDMA,which is a synthetic drug with a chemical structure similar to the stimulant methamphetamine and the hallucinogen mescaline.
Sui Generis
A Latin expression meaning "of its own kind" or "unique in its characteristics," often used to describe something that is in a class by itself.
Social Theorist
A scholar who develops frameworks and theories to analyze and explain social phenomena and behaviors.
Marx
A reference to Karl Marx, a 19th-century philosopher, economist, and sociologist whose works primarily focus on capitalism, class struggles, and social change through revolution.
Functionalism
A theory in sociology and anthropology that interprets society as a structure with interdependent parts designed to serve specific functions for the overall stability and continuity.
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