Framing the User: Social Constructions of Marijuana Users and the Medical Marijuana Movement Nelson A. Pichardo Almanzar Dept. of Sociology Central Washington University Ellensburg‚ WA 98926 Pichardn@cwu.edu Thanks to Laura Appleton and Ericka Stange for comments on an earlier draft. Thanks also to Kirk Johnson for his assistance in locating criminal data sets. Framing the User: Social Constructions of Marijuana Users and the Medical Marijuana Movement ABSTRACT Social movements are continuously
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J.M is a 21-year old Caucasian female presented to the office with complaints of vaginal discharge of white‚ itchy‚ fishy odor that is fierce after sex for about 1.5 weeks. The patient states‚ the young man is her first relationship for a year. J.M states they sometimes use a condom‚ and she experiences pain during sexual intercourse at times. Assessment V/S: BP-110/73 Left Arm‚ P-76 Rate and Rhythm‚ R-20‚ T-97.9 Orally‚ Wt-125lbs‚ White vaginal discharge is contributed to STI. The patient had
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Within “Chevrefoil” by Marie De France‚ power as a social construction is extremely evident and affects all characters within the text. King Mark has power over all subjects including his wife and nephew‚ Tristan‚ even going as far as to exile his nephew when finding out about his wife’s love for him (De France 167)‚ punishing both his wife and Tristan. The main character to be greatly affected by power is Tristan. Although Tristan is the king’s nephew he is powerless against his ruling and therefore
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Social construction has been with human beings since day one. Basic questions swirl around nature all the time‚ and from these questions stereotypes form and never taken away. “Butterfly Girl” written and composed by Dom Brown‚ John Taylor‚ Nick Rhodes‚ Roger Taylor‚ and Simon Le Bon shows how women break out of their weak fragile caterpillar cocoon in order to strive for greatness as a social butterfly. Weakness‚ an often used typecast for girls‚ is the vulnerability that comes out when preforming
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Inadequate 24 Hours Convenience Stores in University Technology Malaysia. 24 hours convenience stores are the most important facilities for students in UTM. It will provide the students with all the important and necessary things that they needs. As our survey‚ we found that there is only one 24 hours Mini Mart in the campus area which is stated at Scholar Inn. This store are located too far from others Faculties or campus such as Faculty of Built Environment (FAB)‚ Faculty of Civil Engineering
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assumption that we know what men and women are is an assumption that male and females are cultural constructions. Gender‚ sexuality and reproduction are created as symbols that we as society have given a meaning to‚ but also being biologically
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Discrimination in my opinion does exist in the criminal justice system‚ especially when it comes to minorities. There are people who argue that discrimination don’t exist there is only disparity. Discrimination is when a person is judged by their race without reference to their behavior or qualifications. Disparity is when something is inequality or a difference. Being a minority my peers and I have encountered some discriminatory actions from Americans. Rather they believe it or not minorities are
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A New Construction of Masculinity Boys and young men learn early on that being a real man means you have to put on this tough guy persona. This persona’s manifestation are hyper-masculinity or machismo‚ independence‚ isolation‚ territorialism‚ inability to show emotions‚ inability to initiate emotional ties with other men‚ inability to recognize their need for community and sharing (Heath‚ 2003). In contrast with the construct of masculinity in classical Greek literatures where male-male relationships
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Later the Arabs built roads that were covered with tar. The roads were constructed by preparing earthworks and lifting road foundation at the center for the water drainage. The road construction techniques gradually improved by the study of road traffic‚ stone thickness‚ road alignment‚ and the slope gradients. The initial road construction materials were stones that were laid in a regular‚ compact design‚ and covered with smaller stones to produce a solid layer. Depending on the main function‚
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Gender and sex is arguably two separate ideas that determine how a person functions in society. Therefore‚ the expression of‚ gender is something we do and not someone that we are‚ has multiple arguments. For instance‚ sex is determined by our biological makeup of genetics and genitals‚ unlike gender‚ which focuses more on how person describes themselves in public. More specifically‚ sex breaks down between male or female‚ whereas‚ gender is a man or women‚ which does not correlate to their body
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