Anomie Explains Drug Abuse at the Individual Level by

question 120

Multiple Choice

Anomie explains drug abuse at the individual level by

• A)the ability of those in power to define a person's use of a particular drug as drug abuse.
• B)the process by which a drug abuser becomes labeled as immoral or criminal.
• C)learning from associates to define the ingestion of a particular drug as pleasurable.
• D)feelings of estrangement and turmoil over appropriate or inappropriate behaviors.

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Definitions:

Social Mobility

The ability or movement of individuals or groups to move within or between social strata in a society.

Trend

A general direction in which something is developing or changing; in sociology, it may refer to patterns of behavior, fashion, or opinions among a particular group or society.

Feudal System

A system of social stratification based on a hereditary nobility who were responsible for and served by a lower stratum of forced laborers called serfs.

Closed Social Hierarchy

A social structure where individuals' positions are fixed based on aspects like birth, with little opportunity for mobility.