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    “Today‚ the nuclear family performs an essential function in society”   Functionalism is a consensus view that society is like the human body and couldn’t function without all its parts- Society is characterised by groups working together and widely agreeing on norms and values. They believe that society influences the individual‚ and the individual is less important‚ as long as society is running smoothly. It is also a Structuralist view‚ meaning the social structures (family; education; the media;

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    Self-destruction of the Mind Many children grow up in dysfunctional families and in order to know what a dysfunctional family is‚ we have to understand how it operates. No family is perfect and disagreements‚ bickering and yelling are normal. But the word we are looking for here is “balance”. This is exactly what dysfunctional families’ lack‚ whether parents are controlling‚ deficient‚ alcoholic or abusive‚ they have an adverse‚ long term effect on the children even long after they have grown up and left

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    Abraham Maslow in April was born in 1980. He was born in a small city in New York‚ Brooklyn‚ named. New York is one of the most ancient of Russian Jewish immigrant children. Immigrants from Russia‚ he was a Jew. Without an education His parents‚ I hope the last of the new world‚ more want to give children a sound education. Let him be successful academically can get. Abraham Maslow in Brooklyn a prestigious boys’ high school graduation‚ he has a few friends together to grow and focus in the research

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    From Prison to Home: The Effect of Incarceration and Reentry on Children‚ Families‚ and Communities Prisoners and Families: Parenting Issues During Incarceration Creasie Finney Hairston‚ PhD Jane Addams College of Social Work University of Illinois at Chicago December 2001 [ Project Home Page | List of Conference Papers ] Contents * The Importance of Family Matters * Family Definitions * Financial Difficulties * Parent-child Relationships and Children’s Care

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    Alcoholism and its Effects On the Family Alcohol is a very powerful drug. It can ruin someone’s life. It may also be able to ruin everyone that alcoholic lives around. But first what is alcoholism. Alcoholism is a chronic disorder characterized by dependence on alcohol‚ repeated excessive use of alcoholic beverages‚ development of withdrawal symptoms on reducing or ceasing alcohol intake‚ morbidity that may include cirrhosis of the liver‚ and decreased ability to function socially and vocationally

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    Drug Abuse is a serious issue affecting all sections of the society‚ Irrespective whether they are Young/Old‚ Poor/Rich‚ and Educated/Illiterate. To really understand the gravity of the situation one needs to understand a few very important points;- what actually is Drug-Abuse? As I understand a very simple definition of Drug abuse is that it means use of drugs for the purpose for which it is not meant to be used (in other words use of drugs not for treating ailments but to satisfy vicarious

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    chemical substances. Psychoactive drugs‚ some powerfully so‚ activate pleasure centers of the brain‚ thereby potenti- ating continuing drug-taking behavior. People take drugs to experience the effects that come with their mind-active properties. The neurological/pharmacological factor addresses how and why drug-taking behavior got started‚ but it does not address the most sociologically relevant issues: differences in drug-taking behavior between and among societies‚ social categories‚ and individuals

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    Intro to Drug Use in Society Drug Abuse and Addiction are major burdens to society. The costs of drug abuse and addiction to our nation are staggering. Fourteen percent of patients admitted to hospitals have alcohol drug abuse and addiction disorders. Almost 20 percent of all Medicaid hospital costs and nearly 1 dollar of every 4 dollar Medicare spends on inpatient care is associated with substance abuse. 70 percent of individuals in state prisons and jails have used illegal drugs regularly.

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    they have seen on t.v.‚ heard in music etc and how it is portrayed (eg. whether it is something looked up upon or negatively viewed)‚ classes at school - what they have found to be most interesting to themselves‚ inspiration through family - having someone in the family with an impairment and wanting to now help other people with that impairment‚ and finally self desire - just wanting to pursue a specific career due to high interest. These factors generally differ from the ones found in the textbook

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    alcoholics seem to be doing the most damage to themselves‚ they are hurting their families even more. Lesser-known‚ but just as serious victims of alcohol abuse are the alcoholics’ children. The negative effects start in the womb‚ where drinking during pregnancy often causes Fetal Alcohol Syndrome‚ and other defects. After the baby is born‚ the risks continue‚ as the children in alcoholic families tend to lack a stable family environment and have a fairly high rate of abuse. These factors‚ as well as

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