SOC 381 - Drug Abuse and Society

3 Credit(s)

This course focuses on the context and correlation of drug use, relationship with crime anddelinquency, and societal reaction to drug abuse. Also discussed is the study of sociological and social psychological explanations of drug-using behaviors and of legal and medical control of drugs. Finally, topics include changes in the legal status of drugs, cross-cultural and historicalvariations in the control of drugs, and social epidemiology of drug use in contemporary societywill be examined.

Prerequisite(s):
SOC 201 Minimum Grade: C- OR T