Social science Factors That Contribute to Addiction
Identify the social science principle(s) that apply to your issue. In other words, which principles of social science apply to the issue you selected? (The social science principles of interest in this course are social roles, social norms, social institutions, and beliefs and values.
Social Roles, Social Norms, Social Institutions, and Beliefs and Values apply to topic
Explain how the principle(s) you identified applies to your issue. In other words, how is the social science principle(s) you identified relevant to your issue?
Social Roles- people who once did normal everyday task such as, work, take care of there families and children are unable to do be a constant role once addiction has taken over their lives.
Social Norms- Many people today follow what is being done around them, if others are doing it then it must be okay.
Social Institutions- Many people who use drugs eventually break the law. They end up in jails most of the time. If they are lucky they find a rehab.
Beliefs and Values- A person reflects how they see themselves and the world around them by the way they ac