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kaid0807

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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.

Question 2

The structural-functional perspective is more likely than the conflict or symbolic interactionist perspective to view drug abuse as
 
  a. due to the weakening of norms in society.
 b. a response to the inequality perpetuated by the capitalist system.
 c. learned through interaction in small groups.
 d. the consequence of a psychological predisposition to experience pleasure from drugs.



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

a



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