Sociology 2180: Alcohol, Drugs, and Society
SP 2012
Assignments, Readings, and Course Schedule

Test Information

All students are expected to attend both the Tuesday and Thurday class sessions. Students may attend class face-to-face (live in the classroom), live via the Wimba Live Classroom internet connection, or by reviewing the archived Wimba class sessions each week. See "Attendance" in the syllabus for more information.

Read the assigned text material as early as you can. Review the associated online lecture notes (prior to coming to class--section 001, or attending a Wimba session (sections 001 AND 002). These notes work best when viewed online. They are web documents with links you can explore for additional information, and to seek further clarification, on selected topics. Develop critical analyses and questions for discussion both in class and via the online discussion forums. There are a variety of resources in the class MyGateway site's "Course Documents" and "External Links" folders to assist you with your self-study.

Readings listed as "Goode" are in the main text book, Erich Goode's, "Drugs in American Society." Readings listed as "AD" are in the Inciardi reader, "The American Drug Scene." Click on "Readings for Part One (Two, Three, or Four) to access these assigned readings online--not all of the assigned readings are in the current 5th edition).

Please be sure to use the "Practice Quizzes" found in the "Assignments" area. You will also find a variety of other study tools in the "Course Documents" area. It contains study guides, test study tips, and other utilities to help you prepare for the exams.

Times and Attendance: Tuesday and Thurday 12:30-1:45 PM in 213 Clark. "Internet-Only" students are expected to review the Tuesday day AND the Thurday day archive each week for full attendance credit, course content, and course information. Internet-only students are always welcome to attend the live class--face-to-face or via Wimba. Don't forget your weekly "sign of life" point--part of the attendance requirement.

Assign. Due

 Introduction due by 12:00 Noon

Types Use and Understanding Drug Effects

SOL and document group meeting

Addiction and Abuse, part 1

• The Social Construction of Drug Addiction and Abuse. Goode: Chapter 1; AD: Readings for Part One.
• Project Set-up Due
• Be sure to complete the "Email Feedback Consent." You can find the email feedback consent "test" in the "Project" section of MyGateway. Until you give consent, you will have to visit Prof. Keel or a TA to receive full feedback on the group project.

SOL

Explaining Drug Use: Discuss the limitations of Biological and Psychological approaches, and their possible connections to sociological concerns. Goode: Chapter 6; AD: Readings for Part One. 

Theories of Use, part 2

1. Explaining Drug Use: Discuss the limitations of Biological and Psychological approaches, and their possible connections to sociological concerns. Goode: Chapter 6; AD: Readings for Part One.
2. Test 1 available. Test 1 covers chapters 1-2 and 6 in Goode; the associated Inciardi readings and lecture notes, etc.

A Historical Perspective on Drugs and Social Policy, part 1

1. History of Drug Use/Policy in the USA. Goode: Chapter 12; AD: Readings for Part Two
2. Project Part 1 due: Organize assigned group, wiki, and personal wiki page. See Project Assignments in the Project section of MyGateway class site.

Test 1 due

Last day to take Test 1--due by end of the day. Test 1 covers chapters 1-2 and 6 in Goode; the associated Inciardi readings and lecture notes, etc.

1. History of Drug Use/Policy in the USA. Goode: Chapter 12; AD: Readings for Part Two
2. Drugs, the Media, and Social Science. Goode: Chapter 3.

1. Drugs, the Media, and Social Science. Goode: Chapter 3.
2. Patterns and Trends in America: Goode: Chapter 4 and 5; Readings for Part Two. Access recent national  (MTF, NSDUH, DAWN) surveys and discuss major findings, trends, and implications.

1. Patterns and Trends in America: Goode: Chapter 4 and 5; Readings for Part Two. Access recent national  (MTF, NSDUH, DAWN) surveys and discuss major findings, trends, and implications.
2. Test 2 available. Test 2 covers chapters 3-5 and 12 in Goode; the associated Inciardi readings and lecture notes, etc.
3. Group Day: Meet with your assigned group either in-person or online.

Alcohol (I'll drink to that!), part 1 

Alcohol (I'll drink to that!), part 2

1. Marijuana: Don't Bogart That Joint My Friend. Goode: Chapter 8; AD: Readings for Part Three.
2. Project Part 2 due end of day. Organize assigned group, wiki, and personal wiki page. See Project Assignments in the Project section of MyGateway class site.

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1. Prescription Drugs: The Viagra/Prozac Generation. Goode: Chapter 11.
2. Test 3 available. Test 3 covers chapters 7-11 in Goode; the associated Inciardi readings and lecture notes, etc.

1. Drug Education, Prevention and Treatment: See Spot Get High. Goode: Chapter 15; AD: pages 413-460.
2. Dealing with the User: Medicine and Social Control. Goode: Chapters 15; AD: Readings for Part Four.

Critical Thinking Project Part 3 Due

1. Drug Education, Prevention and Treatment: See Spot Get High. Goode: Chapter 15; AD: pages 413-460. Dealing with the User: Medicine and Social Control. Goode: Chapters 15; AD: Readings for Part Four
2. Project Part 3 due end of day. Organize assigned group, wiki, and personal wiki page. See Project Assignments in the Project section of MyGateway class site.

Final Exam opens

1. Prohibition and Punishment or Harm Reduction? Goode: Chapters 16; AD: Readings for Part Four
2. Final Exam is available. The Final Exam covers chapters 13-16 in Goode; the associated Inciardi readings and lecture notes, etc.; as well as central concepts, theories and themes spanning the entire semester.