According to Becker,why Do Marijuana Smokers Enjoy Using the Drug

question 56

Multiple Choice

According to Becker,why do marijuana smokers enjoy using the drug?

• A) They engage in a social process of learning to define the experience as fun and pleasurable.
• B) They are covering up or trying to escape some other deviant tendencies.
• C) They are genetically predisposed to enjoying its effects.
• D) Because breaking the law is a pleasurable activity for deviants.

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Definitions:

Willingness to Pay

The maximum amount a consumer is ready to spend for a good or service.

Surplus

The situation where the quantity supplied of a product exceeds the quantity demanded at a given price.

Negative Externality

An economic situation where a third party is negatively affected by the actions of others, typically not reflected in the cost of those actions, such as pollution.

Common-Resource Problem

A dilemma in the management of resources that are available to all but are susceptible to overuse and depletion because they are not excludable.