SOC 2070 Lecture Notes - Conflict Theories, Symbolic Interactionism, Class Conflict

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2070
• Professor: Norman Dubeski

Document Summary

Unit 2 reading: hirschi"s control theory: a sociological perspective on drug. There is a high incidence (40%) of substance abuse among people with disabilities. They are twice as likely to abuse substances as the general public. Focuses on the social forces that prevent people from participating in deviant behaviour. Applying control theory to substance abuse among disabled. People with disabilities may be socially devalued. People with disabilities may be shunned by others in their community because they are perceived as different or strange. People with disabilities may choose social isolation, the outcome being depression and loneliness, which correlate with alcohol and drug abuse. The employment and college enrolment of people with disabilities is low in comparison to non-disabled people. People with disabilities will be less invested personally and financially in educational and career goals. Deviant choices are less risky with no commitments. Due to detachment from social institutions, many people with disabilities are not engrossed in conventional activities.