Social Problems Midterm

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Public Health Approach: To provide a safe setting for druge use, but really hope to cure people's addiction by encouragement, rehab, etc.
Three Measures of Harm: 1. the potential of the drug to cause addiction

2. physiological harm of the drug to the user

3. overall impact of the usage of the drug to society in general
The relation between the evalutation of harm and criminalization is ________ at best.: Vague, Little relation.
What is the War on Drugs? And who was it mostly targeted against?: Trying to cut down or stop the use of crack cocaine; usually used by inner city blacks.
1900s - 1930, marihuana use was _______?: Considered acceptable.
In 1930, which drugs were criminalized?: Opium and Morphine.
The media made marihuana seem ____________.: Worse than it really was.
1936, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics said that because there was no law against marihuana _______(2 things): 1. It was becoming too hard to control

2. More people were starting to use it
What became illegal in 1937?: Marihuana
What happened to the Federal Bureau of Narcotics after marihuana became illegal?: They gained power.
_______ application of the law from 1937 - 1970s.: Vigorous/Strong.
In which years were the laws against marihuana VERY seriously enforced?: 1960/1970.
True/False: In the 1920s there was very harsh persecution on marihuana offenders.: False, it was between 1937 - 1970s.
Who were the most common m: a
Who were the most common marihuana offenders while it was illegal?: The hippies or flower children.
Between 1937-1970s, you could go to prison for this...: Posession of Marihuana.
Between 1970 - 1990 the law was enforced: a. Always b. Sometimes c. Almost Never: b. Sometimes
Between 1970 and 1990 sanctions for possession of marihuana were _______.: Minimal.
True/False: Marihuana was one of the drugs included in the War on Drugs.: False.
Between what years was marihuana decriminalized in Canada for medicinal use?: 1990 - 2002.
Some police authorities realized that the use of _______ was _______ to stop.: Marihuana, Impossible.
True/False. It is possible to know the patterns of public drug usage.: False. We have no idea if it is possible.
From 1900 - 1930 public usage of marihuana was _______. Marihuana usage was ________.: Minimal to Moderate.
Legal.
Marihuana usage was minimal, but was declared illegal in the middle of this era.: 1930 - 1950.
From 1960 - 1970s, marihuana use was ________ and was mostly used by ______ as a protest against the _______.: Extreme.
Flower Children/Hippies.
Authorities.
In this era, marihuana use was moderate and the drug _______ had become more popular.: 1980 - 2000.
Cocaine.
Between the years of _____ and _____, the public was barely concerned with the usage of marihuana.: 1900 - 1920s.
In the 1930's how high was the public's concern of marihuana usage?: Very High.
In this era, the public was hardly concerned with marihuana usage and many thought the problem of marihuana was solved.: 1940 - 1950.
In this era, the public had extreme concern for marihuana usage, but you had to be there to understand.: 1960 - 1970s.
Between 1980 and 2000, the public had ________ concern for marihuana usage.: Very little to no concern.
We concentrated on the 1930s because...: Marihuana was criminalized in 1937.
In Howard Becker's "The Outsiders" there was a newspaper article about this...: A teenage boy who was high on marihuana and murdered his family.
When talking about marihuana, the history of criminalization and the history of public usage had a close correspondence during this era.: The 1960s.
True/False: There is hardly any correspondence between the history of criminalization and public usage of marihuana.: True. Except for the 1960s.
There is a close correspondence between the history of criminalization and the history of public concern of marihuana in ________ of the eras.: All.
True/False: There is no correspondence between any of the periods of the history of criminalization and the history of public concern of marihuana.: False. There is correspondence between all of the periods.
Definition of a Social Problem: Any social _______ that has aquired the status of a _______ movie. These movies reflected whatever the "_______" was.: Phenomenon.
Made for TV.
Issue of the Day.
A _______ is known by the _______ it keeps.: Society.
Social Problems.
Who is Adam?: A famous missing child who was kidnapped and then decapitated.
Social Problems must be _______.: Made.
The Social Problem of _______ appeared in the early 1980s.: Missing Children.
The Social Problem of Missing Children was first known as _______.: Child Abduction.
By estimate _______ children are abducted each year. And _______ are never found.: 50 000.
Most.
_______% of missing children are returned to parents. _______% are found dead. _______ cases each year remain missing.: 10%.
10%.
40 000.
Name the 6 Fates of Missing Children.: 1. Sold to childless couples.

2. Sexually abused by kidnappers.

3. Used in satanic rituals.

4. Murdered by serial killers.

5. Used as prostitutes.

6. Used in the making of porno films.
What is Child Find?: A social group to represent and the victims both to the state and to the mass media. Also, to make advancements in their recovery.
In order to prevent missing children, state agencies have a national register to _______. There is _______ coordination between reporting agencies and _________.: Report and keep accurate statistics.

Increased.

Police forces.
What is one change that has been made by police to prevent missing children?: A change in the time elapsed before a child is declared missing.
There have been photos of missing children on _______ and _______.: 1. milk cartons.

2. utilities bills.
Name 3 child identification programs.: 1. Fingerprinting.

2. Footprinting.

3. Identikits.
Stranger Danger and Street Proofing are typically done by _____ in cooperation with ______.: Police.

Schools.
The _______ attempts to provide an 'oasis' of safety in the midst of 'dangerous _____'.: Block Parent Program.

Neigbourhoods.
What does AMBER stand for? What does it do?: America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response.

Broadcasts missing child information as fast as possible on all media forms in the location the child was taken.
Basic Definition of Missing Children: One who, in some sense, is _____ from the home/ family at _______ times, but at _______ ages.: Seperated/Away.

Inappropriate.

Appropriate.
What is a Runaway?: A child who has run away from home.
A child who has been thrown out of the home by the parents is called what?: A Throwaway.
What is a Custodial Abduction?: Children who have been kidnapped by one of the spouses who have been divorced.
A kidnapping of a child by a stranger is called a what?: Stranger Abduction.
What type of missing child accounts for 95% of missing children?: Runaways & Throwaways.
The social problem of missing children has been constructed such that 1%, which is ________, of the problem has come to represent _______ of the social problem.: Stranger Abductions.

100%.
The _______ is considered Good&Safe and ________ is considered Bad&Dangerous, yet this is the exact _______ of the way things really are. Most _______ are dangerous.: Home/Family.

Society/Neighbourhood.

Opposite.

Homes/Families.
One of the most dangerous social locations for a child is _______. It is the most common site of _______ and ________ abuse.: The Family.

Physical and Sexual.
The most likely abductor of children would be from where?: The Home.
An individual trouble, individual difficulty or individual unhappiness is also known as...: A Private Trouble.
When a Private Trouble becomes a _____, we have a _____.: Public Issue.

Social Problem.
True/False: there is a gap between 'reality' and the appearance of the social problem.: True.
Rubington & Weinburg: A social problem is an _____ situation that is _____ with the values of a significant amount of _____ who agree that _____ is needed to _____ the situation.: Alleged.

Incompatible.

People.

Action.

Alter.
True/False: Social problems just appear.: False. Social Problems are made.
What is the general background of Antinomianism?: Some people did not agree with the Church of England so they created their own religion, Protestantism and protested in order to practice their religion in England. They weren't getting anywhere so they left and settled in New England. Their doctrine had no resources for social control and they could not maintain a stable society. So, some preachers began to lean toward the Covenant of Works (Catholic)and the people who protested this were called Antinomians. These protesters were eventually banned from the colony.
Define Covenant of Grace.: If you somehow felt God's presence in you (cultivated through prayer, relationship with him, etc.) then you were in a state of grace. This meant you were predestined to go to heaven.
Define Covenant of Works.: Catholics believed that in order to be saved you had to engage in 'good works'.
Define Predestination.: Incapable of being saved by themselves. Only God could decide and had already decided before they were born whether a person would be saved.
Who were the Antinomians?: The people who protested against the sermons and the going back to Covenants of Works.
The appearance of the problem had little to do with its _______.: Cause.
Problem of the Antinomians caused by a structural contradiction in _______ (3 words).: Puritan social organization.
Morphine and Opium criminalized in _______.: 1930s.
_______ established to enforce the law of the criminalization of morphine and opium.: Federal Bureau of Narcotics.
Marihuana was criminalized in _______.: 1937.
Mass media accounts(newspaper, etc.)of the _______ of marihuana abuse.: Evils.
Marihuana law was tailored to meet the needs of _____ _____ groups. These included the makers of which 3 items?: Powerful Interest.

Rope, Birdseed, Paint.
The making of the problem occured through the specific selection of _____ _____(that were _____ _____) for _____.: Social Activities.

Previously Accepted.

Stigma.
The state created criminals by creating _____ _____.: Social Monsters.
Problem of marihuana was solved such that authority relations _______.: Sustained.
The interests of the _______ (marihuana users) were _______.: Powerless.

Ignored.
If a Social Control Bureaucracy was to expand it would do/have 5 things.: 1. Become larger

2. More employees.

3. More managers.

4. Larger budget.

5. Greater prestige.
Opium was criminalized in Canada in _____.: 1908.
Opium use ______ considered a _____at that time.: Was not.

Disease.
With Opium use, the law was _______ in its criminalization.: Selective.
With Opium use, the law was exceptionally punitive. What does this mean?: Extremely concerned with punishment, gave out harsh punishments.
There was a widespread indiscriminate use of _______ containing _______ by ordinary citizens.: Medicines.

Opium.
At the time of opium abuse, _______ were likely the biggest traffickers of all.: Doctors.
Even thought Opium was criminalized, these examples remained legal: 1. 2.: 1. Epilepsy or Asthma spasms.

2. They already had a medicine with opium in it and the doctor perscribes it over the phone.
Parliament introduced a Patent Medcines Act in _______, but it was _______ in its penalities than the Opium and Narcotic Drug Act.: 1908.

Much less drastic.
Sanctions for Opium use included: 1. 2. 3. What was the trick on #1?: 1. Whipping and Deportation.

2. The right to search private property without a warrant.

3. Guilty were not permitted to appeal their verdict.

Impossible to deport Canadian citizens.
The _______ were understood to be 'the source' of opium abuse.: Chinese.
_______ user known as a 'dope fiend'.: Opium.
What is a Snow Party?: Rich Chinese men would employ young white women as hostesses. At these parties there would be a few opium addicts who were trained to convince people to begin to use narcotics.
Opium was _______ even though it was not seen as a disease.: Criminalized.
The Opium problem was directed at the _______.: Chinese.
_______ and _______ became glamorous and prestigious. This continues today.: Drug Squads and Undercover Work.
The foundation of the Opium abuse problem was _______, a significant element of _______ culture at that time.: Racism.

Canadian.
The problem of Opium abuse was solved such that _______ were sustained.: Power Relations.
What is a latchkey kid?: A child who has two parents that work outside of the home.
The making of the missing children problem occured through the selection of a specific social activity which was _______, that came to represent the ______ phenomenon.: Kidnapping by Strangers.

Entire.
What is the Foundation of a Social Problem?: The stress point, cleavage, conflict or contradiction of society.
A social problem is a _______ of something deeper underneath.: Symptom.
The Foundation of the Antinomians was the contradiction in Puritan society between _______ and necessity for ______.: Covenant of Grace.

Social Control.
The Foundation of the Opium Problem was ______ as a component of ________ culture.: Racism.

Canadian.
_______ say something about the _______ that gives rise to them.: Social Problems.

Society.
The process: w
The process whereby the problem is constructed. Social problems do not just appear, they are _______.: The Making.

Made.
_______ is the indirect cause of Social Problems. ________ is the direct cause of Social Problems.: The Foundation.

The Making.
An example of the Making: Social authorities identify 'disorderly' or ______ activities for some sort of _______ or ______.: Problem.

Sanction or Penalty.
Axe Murderers, Snow Parties, Kidnapped Children, etc. are all examples of what?: Social Monsters.
What is the shape or form of a social problem called?: The Appearance.
The Appearance is the direct result of the _______ process.: Making.
True/False: There is no direct correspondence between foundation and appearance.: True.
True/False: Appearance is not distorted by the social groups who participate in the making.: False, they do distort the appearance.
What social problem appeared as a conflict, but was founded on a crisis in political authority?: The Antinomians.
What Social Problem appeared as drug abuse, but was founded on the expansion of a social control bureaucracy?: Marihuana.
What Social Problem appeared as drug abuse, but was founded on racism?: Opium.
What Social problem appeared as ______, but was founded on anxieties arising from new forms of family organization?: Missing Children.
Proposed Solutions to Social Problems arise from ______.: The Appearance.
Solutions to social problems reinforce the _______ that has been made.: Appearance.
Proposed solutions to social problems often _______ the problem.: Individualize.
Solutions to social problems often embody the interests of the _________ who do the making.: Social Groups.
Banishing the dissenters served the interests of the _______.: Political Authorities.
Apprehending and incarcerating drug abusers served the interests of _________.: Social Control Bureaucracies.
Apprehending and incarcerating drug abusers served the interests of ________. (Opium): White Racists.
Stranger Danger programs, indentikits, etc. sustained the missing children definition while dusguising the real problem of ________.: Child Abuse.
We did not come up with a definition, but rather an _________.: Explanation of the Process.
Social Problem: (Put in Order) a. Definition by Social Groups b. Treatment/Solution c. Form (shape) of the problem d. Structural Contradiction.: d.
a.
b.
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