Soc. 380: Class Schedule and Reading Assignments
Fall 2000
Robert Keel, Instructor
Textbooks:
1. Goode, Erich, Beyond Politics and Reason: The Drug Legalization Debate, Contemporary Social Issues Series, St. Martin's Press, New York, 1997. (BPR)
2. Inciardi, James, editor, The Drug Legalization Debate, 2nd edition, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, 1999. (DLD)
3. Musto, David F., The American Disease: Origins of Narcotic Control, 3rd edition, Oxford University Press, New York, 1999.AD
4.
Recommended, but not required: Lenson, David, On
Drugs, University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, 1995.
5.
There will a variety of “Virtual
Handouts” (WWW sites, online essays, and cyber‑reports to read and
explore) assigned as additional readings throughout the semester. Accessing
these handouts will require that you register with the “Roksworld” web site via
the class home page. See page 7 of this
syllabus. These handouts are accessible
via the class home page and the class CourseInfo web site.
Course Schedule:
Note: Follow this schedule even if class discussions fall behind schedule. You are responsible for all readings assigned. By staying on schedule, are even getting ahead, you will save yourself time at the end of the semester!!!
"Goode" references are for Drugs
in American Society [text]; "AD" references are for The American Drug
Scene [reader].
·
August 22: Introduction and overview. Begin reading:
Musto, David F., The American Disease: Origins of Narcotic Control,
3rd edition, Oxford University Press, New York, 1999; and, Lenson,
David, On Drugs, University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, 1995.
· August 24: Using the Internet and Constructing a WWW Page.
- August 29: Defining Drugs and Drug Effects. BPR: Chapter 1 and Appendix. Lecture notes: Consumer Reports Policy Conclusions: 1972 , Talking About Drugs: Sociological Concerns ,
Drugs and The Social Context , Drug Effects , Drug Classifications.
- August 31: Defining Drugs and Drug Effects. BPR: Chapter 1 and Appendix. Lecture notes: Consumer Reports Policy Conclusions: 1972 , Talking About Drugs: Sociological Concerns ,
Drugs and The Social Context , Drug Effects , Drug Classifications.
· September 5: Defining Drugs and Drug Effects. BPR: Chapter 1 and Appendix. Lecture notes: Consumer Reports Policy Conclusions: 1972 , Talking About Drugs: Sociological Concerns , Drugs and The Social Context , Drug Effects , Drug Classifications.
- September 7: The Social Construction of Drug Abuse
and Addiction. BPR Chapter 3. Lecture Notes: Drug Abuse and Social Problems and Addiction and Dependence.
- September 12: The Social Construction of Drug Abuse and Addiction. BPR Chapter 3. Lecture Notes: Drug Abuse and Social Problems and Addiction and Dependence.
·
September 14: Theories of Drug Use. Lecture Notes: Theories of Drug Use
- September 19: Theories of Drug Use. Lecture Notes: Theories of Drug Use
- September 21: Theories of Drug Use. Lecture Notes: Theories of Drug Use
·
September 26: Patterns and Trends of Drug Use
in America. BRP Chapter 2. Lecture Notes: Trends and Patterns 1998-2000. Drugs,
Crime and Violence. BPR Chapter 7 and 9.
Lecture Notes: Drugs and Crime, DLD Chapter 3