Sociology 2180: Alcohol, Drugs, and Society
SP2018
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 Zoom internet connection, or by reviewing the archived Zoom 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 Zoom 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 you'll need to logon to Roksworld (use your UMSL SSO ID and password).

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 SSB 216. "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 Zoom. Don't forget your weekly "sign of life" point--part of the attendance requirement.

Assign. Due

Introduction and Chapter 4 LearnSmart Due by 12:00 Noon

Types of Use and Understanding Drug Effects

SOL

Addiction and Abuse, part 1

SOL

1. Explaining Drug Use: Discuss the limitations of Biological and Psychological approaches, and their possible connections to sociological concerns. Goode: Chapter 7; AD: Readings for Part One. 
2. LearnSmart for Chapter 7

Last day to withdraw without receiving a grade

Last day to withdraw without receiving a grade.

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: Chapter7 ; AD: Readings for Part One.
2. Test 1 available. Test 1 covers chapters 3, 4 and 7 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 2 ; AD: Readings for Part Two
2. We will discuss Part 1 of the critical thinking project.
3. LearnSmart for Chapter 2

Test 1 due

Last day to take Test 1--due by end of the day. Test 1 covers chapters 3, 4, and 7 in Goode; the associated Inciardi readings and lecture notes, etc.

1. Drugs, the Media, and Social Science. Goode: Chapter 5.
2. Patterns and Trends in America: Goode: Chapter 6 and 1; Readings for Part Two. Access recent national  (MTF, NSDUH, DAWN) surveys and discuss major findings, trends, and implications.
3. Project Part 1 due. See Project Assignment in the Project section of MyGateway class site.

1. Patterns and Trends in America: Goode: Chapter 6 and 1; Readings for Part Two. Access recent national  (MTF, NSDUH, DAWN) surveys and discuss major findings, trends, and implications.
2. LearnSmarts for Chapters 1 and 6

1. Patterns and Trends in America: Goode: Chapter 6 and 1; Readings for Part Two. Access recent national  (MTF, NSDUH, DAWN) surveys and discuss major findings, trends, and implications.
2. We will discuss the critical thinking project, as necessary.
3. Test 2 available. Test 2 covers chapters 1, 2, 5, and 6 in Goode; the associated Inciardi readings and lecture notes, etc.

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

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

1. Cannabis: Don't Bogart That Joint My Friend. Goode: Chapter 10 ; AD: Readings for Part Three.
2. LearnSmart for Chapter 10

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1. Opium and the Narcotics: Euphoria and TCB. Goode: Chapter 12; AD: Readings for Part Three.
2. LearnSmart for Chapter 12

1. Prescription Drugs: The Viagra/Prozac Generation. Goode: Chapter 9.
2. LearnSmart for Chapter 9
3. Test 3 available. Test 3 covers chapters 8-12 in Goode; the associated Inciardi readings and lecture notes, etc.

• Last day to take Test 3--due end of the day. Test 3 covers chapters 8-12 in Goode; the associated Inciardi readings and lecture notes, etc.
• Last day to withdraw from classes

1. Drugs, Crime and Violence. Goode: Chapter 13; AD: Readings for Part Four and the Illicit Drug Industry. Goode Chapter 14.
2. LearnSmart for Chapter 13

1. Illicit Drug Industry. Goode Chapter 14.
2. LearnSmart for Chapter 14

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 2 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. LearnSmart for Chapter 15
3. Project Part 2 due end of day. Organize your wiki, and personal wiki page. See Project Assignment in the Project section of MyGateway class site.

1. Prohibition and Punishment or Harm Reduction? Goode: Chapters 16; AD: Readings for Part Four
2. LearnSmart for Chapter 16

Test 4 opens

1. Prohibition and Punishment or Harm Reduction? Goode: Chapters 16; AD: Readings for Part Four
2. Test 4 is available. Test 4 covers chapters 13-16 in Goode; the associated Inciardi readings and lecture notes, etc.