• Applying a Structural-functionalist perspective can help understand how the issue is affecting society. A way that teen pregnancy in low socioeconomic areas helped shape society is the production of more jobs in certain industries; e.g. planned parenthood • Another way this theory can be applied shows the increase of taxes Australians pay. According to the NCPTP “teen childbearing costs taxpayers at least 9 billion each year” [1] • Studies also show that 52% of mothers on welfare had their first
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died prematurely from smoking tobacco or exposure to secondhand smoke‚ and another 8.6 million live with a serious illness caused by smoking. Despite these risks‚ approximately 46.6 million U.S. adults smoke cigarettes. Alcohol use last year led to 14‚406 alcoholic liver disease deaths and 23‚199 other alcohol related deaths excluding accidents and homicides. (Alcohol Use‚ 2009) Despite these alarming statistics‚ these substances remain legal and socially acceptable while marijuana‚ which has never
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Cannabis‚ also known as marijuana‚ is a psychoactive drug that produces a heightened‚ euphoric and relaxed mood. Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the U.S. More the 18 million Americans age twelve and up have reported to using the drug. The war on marijuana started back in 1937 when Congress passed the Marijuana Tax Act. Since then‚ the marijuana black market has sky rocketed and many American’s smoke every day. According to a national household survey an estimated sixty million
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U.S. Government Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana should be made legal in the state of Ohio. Not only will this help alleviate petty misdemeanors‚ but it will produce unbelievable amounts of tax dollars for the state. The bottom line is kids and adults will smoke marijuana if it legal or not. The legalization of marijuana will allow for the government to have a monitor of how many users there are‚ instead of speculating. There are some cons‚ such as underage users‚ or people driving while
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The Pros and Cons on the legalization of Marijuana for Medical use Thermon V. Ratliff Jr DeVry University Professor Snyder April 13‚ 2011 Thesis: The debate over the legalization of marijuana may not be decided in my lifetime‚ but the sub topic of legalizing marijuana for medical use should not be held back by political agendas‚ unethical laws‚ and a misinformed social conscience. By examining both the pros and cons on this subject‚ I hope to provide balanced information that will aid other
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October 2014 The Crimes of Cannabis Cannabis‚ commonly known as marijuana‚ is the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant that are smoked as a drug. In the states of Washington and Colorado‚ adults 21 and over are by law allowed to be in possession of up to one ounce of marijuana for any purpose. This creates an easy passageway for marijuana to be obtained by teens and young adults. Although it is said that legalized recreational marijuana has some positive effects on society‚ it should not be legalized
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Marijuana Angela Stackhouse 05/07/09 Marijuana The uses of marijuana amongst teenagers has increased over the years making it the most accessible drug in America as well as one the most beneficial due to its medical uses. According to the article of Marijuana Use Among Youths Is a Serious Problem‚ written by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA) (2004)‚ stated that the uses of marijuana has impacted the youth in many ways due to the unknown factors
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Should marijuana be legalized? This is a question that we face everyday. Marijuana is used in many ways‚ some legal and some illegal‚ but the question is should all ways be legal? In this paper‚ you will read about the pros and cons of marijuana and the effects of it. Some people would look at this situation and say marijuana should be legalized because it helps with eyesight and others would say it ruins the lungs. But where do you stand? Do you feel that it’s healthy or does it ruin lives? In
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Gwen Stutler Soc 120 July 27‚ 2013 It goes by weed‚ pot‚ Mary Jane but is better known as Marijuana. Marijuana is considering a schedule I drug. “The federal Controlled Substance ACT of 1970 classifies marijuana as a Scheduled I drug‚ meaning that is has a high potential for abuse and no acceptable medical use‚ and thus it prohibits the possession‚ use‚ purchase‚ sale and/or cultivation of marijuana.”(Weiss‚ 2013) For years it has been an ongoing debate as to whether it should be legal in United
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My favorite perspective in sociology was learning about the functionalist perspective aka functionalism. I do know that it is one of the major concept theories and perspectives in sociology. From class we learned about Emile Durkheim’s interest in this theory on how social order is possible on how society remains relatively stable through functionalism. “Functionalism does interpret every part of society on how it all contributes to the stability and the survival of society”. I guess the reason why
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