SOC229 Study Guide - Final Guide: Methamphetamine, Peer Pressure, Ibm Officevision

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC229
• Professor: Fred Desroches

Document Summary

The structure and organization of retail drug selling not employed or paid by others conducted by independent entrepreneurs retail markets are open, fluid and competitive. Make their connections through word of mouth drugs are not pushed they are dealt to friends. Most are male, sell small quantities of drugs, occasional dealing while engaging in legitimate job, sell to a limited number of friends, and use small amount of money earned from this to supplement income from work. Most are engaged in frequent sales to a large number of clients, assaults are common and drug dealing is a full time job. Main motive is to maintain a consistent supply of drugs and to offset their high cost. Wilson and abrahamse makes the case that crime doesn"t pay is correct: that these things are only short term. More careful and secretive upper level involves variety of activities, importing drugs, manufacturing drugs, it can involve cultivation.