SOCI 3860 Quiz: Sociology of Alcohol & Drug Use Study Guide 3
25 Dec 2019
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Soci 3860 sociology of drug and alcohol use. Social audience feels behavior is wrong but not confident enough reason to act. Conflicted sentiments due to lack of consensus persons want to preserve role. American social values embed dont get involved rule none of your business. Deviant is kept in group as mascot/social fool pleasure of protection. Threat of boomerang labeling depending on distribution of social power. Standard idea that exists among lead employers that they must keep drug users out. If employer in labor market stops testing & others continue, he inherits the drug positives tests aren"t expensive to benefits outweigh the costs. Simply symbolic authority demonstrates employer authority. Employer reassurance : perceived by employers to keep criminals out of a company"s workforce. & to keep dishonest individuals out of the workforce. Results are confidential used in discriminatory manner against unwanted employees.
