According to the Symbolic Interactionist Perspective, Why Do People Use

question 55

Multiple Choice

According to the symbolic interactionist perspective, why do people use drugs?

• A) They have learned to label the drug-using experience in positive terms.
• B) They have a biological predisposition to drug addiction.
• C) They have been exploited and alienated by a capitalistic society.
• D) Their society is in a state of anomie.

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