SOC 3313 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Medicalization
17 Oct 2016
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Soc 3313f: theoretical explanations for drug use (part 1) Innate, universal drive that everyone has in them. Helps to explain why even infants and children try to alter their consciousness without a(cid:272)tuall(cid:455) (cid:862)i(cid:374)to(cid:454)i(cid:272)ati(cid:374)g(cid:863) the(cid:373)sel(cid:448)es (cid:449)ith a su(cid:271)sta(cid:374)(cid:272)e. Drug use should not be viewed negatively everyone has the temptation. However, the risk associated with drugs can result in negative outcomes. Some have tried to find evidence for a specific gene. Despite extensive tests, there is no conclusive evidence to support this argument. Evidence has shown that alcoholism tends to run in families, but this is not solely based in biology. Emphasizes either reinforcement and punishment or dysfunctional personalities. Reinforcement and punishment can be both social and physiological. Personality based explanations are based on either a lack of self-worth (self-derogation theory) or the result of a pattern of problem behaviours. Some versions emphasize the biological factors while others look at the psychological factors.
