SOC 112 Discussion Project

Angela Brown

Southern New Hampshire University

Jacob Armstrong

Various cultural beliefs end up resulting in some of the aspects that are relational, ethnicity often results when people are into their own traditions. These beliefs make an individual to be tied to the fact that they believe certain people are entitled to do some obligations and others are not entitled. More so, marital status reflects to some cultural practice, which make some people to be discriminated because others feel that they do not have certain qualifications. For example, there is a cultural belief that some people are not entitled to drink while other are entitled and at the same time some people should be drunk all the time according to the cultural belief. The social issue can be well understood because marital status and ethnicity dives a clear description of the cultural practices and the gap that is often in between when it comes to some obligation.

The relationship that is initiated in the social role is that some obligations ought to be enhanced so that the society in general can be in a position to facilitate good outlook. In this case, discipline to children should be offered without any restriction so that social standards can be meet. This is linked to home management, which calls for disciplinary measures to be enrolled. Indeed, it is the role of parent to make sure that they understand and take control of their children and homes so that the cultural aspect can be kept at the social position. This help in understanding the social issue since some obligations must be meet. SOC 112 Discussion Project

The relationship that is provided in social inequalities is that lack of money to buy food and money to educate children happens to the poor people because they are less fortunate and do not have resources. This creates an understanding of how the society is sub divided into two major groups the upper class and the lower class. Unemployment is high because drug issues has resulted to many individual losing their jobs because they are not in a position to keep their social statues as required. It is out of this that crime rate rise since different individuals opt to cater for their needs yet they do not have a source of income. The social issues facilitate change in the society since they interrelate with one another, for instance when an individual is unemployed he is prone to indulge in crime which reflect to poor manage at home.

References

Little, D. (2010). New contributions to the philosophy of history. Dordrecht New York: Springer Science Business Media B.V.

Kumar, S. (2009). International issues in social work and social welfare: selections from CQ researcher. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc

SOC 112 CONCEPT MAP TEMPLATE

Fill in the center circle with your chosen social issue. Then, in the appropriately labeled circle, list each of your examples. Indicate whether the relationship between each example and the central issue is positive, negative, or strained, using colors, words, or symbols.

 

All Examples in Red colour indicates a negative relationship.

Existing Social Condition 1: Unemployment is very high with substance abusers. Many companies today are turning to drug screens to weed out abusers (Hawkins et al., 1992). Also it has been realised that people under the influence of drug have a hard time keeping employment for not being able to function.

Existing Social Condition 2: Crime rates especially where I live have risen due to drug seekers, as they are looking for things to steal, in return pawn and make more money to buy there next hit of drug of their choice (Hubbard et al., 1989). It is believed that multiracial people are more likely to suffer from drug abuse due to not suitable into one race over the other and having depression which leads to drinking.

Social Inequalities 1: Lower class people are more likely to suffer not because they are actuary poor but because they have less resources to use than those in upper class (Hawkins et al., 1992). For Example: Not having enough money to buy food and you are malnourished. So one drinking effects his body differently than someone who can eat well.

Social Inequalities 2. Drug abusers also tend to spend all money in drugs and therefore at the end of day they are not able to educate their children (Hawkins et al., 1992). They cannot afford school fees, not that they are poor but because they have spent all the finances in drugs. SOC 112 Discussion Project

 

Cultural Beliefs and Biases 1: In their minds (Drug Abusers) they are normal to drink heavily or be high all the time. Sober people are not normal to some of them (Hubbard et al., 1989). So they view those from different ethnicity as different. Some even try to imagine that others from other ethnicity should not live or have no value in their lives.

Cultural Beliefs and Biases 2: In its most basic form, marital status shows whether a person is married or single. This sometimes is extended to include other descriptors, such as widowed, divorced, cohabiting and civil union, which are all sometimes seen as single from a lawful standpoint (Hawkins et al., 1992). Since the alcohol and any drug addiction affects both women and men, it is then experienced across a range of marital statuses. Many studies have been carried out to find trends in alcohol and drug dependence within married and single groups, and it has been found that an individual’s marital status can actuary affect the likelihood of them sinking victim to alcohol addiction.

Social Roles 1: Drinking alcohol is a part of culture for most people, as are conversations among parents and children concerning its risks and potential benefits (Alcohol, 1980). However, the information about alcohol can be seem contradictory. Alcohol may affect people differently at different stages in their life small amounts have health benefits for certain adults, but for adolescents and children, alcohol when in excess it can interfere with normal brain development of children’s. Alcohol’s conflicting effects and father and mothers’ changing role in their children’s lives as they grow and seek more independence can make talking about alcohol as challenge. Parents sometimes have trouble setting concrete family policies for alcohol use. And they also find it hard to communicate with their children and adolescents about alcohol-related issues.

Social Roles 2: Drug abusers are unable to manage their homes (Alcohol, 1980). For family and friends of drug- or alcohol-addicted individuals, addressing the addiction is the hardest aspects of helping to seek treatment.

 

References

Alcohol, D. A. (1980). Mental Health Administration. Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Youth Suicide: Vols. 1, 4.

Hawkins, J. D., Catalano, R. F., & Miller, J. Y. (1992). Risk and protective factors for alcohol and other drug problems in adolescence and early adulthood: implications for substance abuse prevention. Psychological bulletin, 112(1), 64.

Hubbard, R. L., Marsden, M. E., Rachal, J. V., Harwood, H. J., Cavanaugh, E. R., & Ginzburg, H. M. (1989). Drug abuse treatment: A national study of effectiveness. University of North Carolina Press.

 

Social Issue:

Drug Abuse

 

 

 

Existing Social Condition 1:

Unemployment

 

 

Cultural Beliefs and Biases 1:

 

Ethinicity

 

 

Social Inequalities 1:

Lack money to buy food

 

 

Social Inequalities 2:

Lack of money to educate children

 

 

Existing Social Condition 2:

Crime rates

 

 

Social Roles 1:

Discipline Children

 

 

Social Roles 2:

Manage Home

 

 

Cultural Beliefs and Biases 2:

Marital status

 

 

 

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