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Book to look for the answers: COCKTAIL AND DREAMS, perspectives on drugs and Alcohol use.
By Wilson R Palacios.
PS, DO NOT USE ANY OUTSIDE SOURCES, ONLY TEXT BOOK
Q1
Examine project FAST in detail and respond to each questions below with a summary overview and
Analysis of the work and research.
1- What was the main purpose of FAST and what did the study sought to explain?
2- What the research strategy or overall research design used in Project Fast?
3- According to Sterk-Elifson, what are the main goal of ethnographic mapping and its
Involvement in Project FAST?
4- How did Ethnographies mapping and participate observation a play role in project FAST.
PS. (EXPAIN AND GIVE AN EXEMPLE)
5- What are the benefits and weaknesses of using in-depth interviews and focus groups with
Data collection.
Marijuana Use and/or Abuse Summary Review Project (Professor Becker) This project will explore the
Social justice issues as they relate to addiction and drug use and abuse. Look at this project from both
An economic and international perspective, as well as how effects of drug abuse vary by gender.
1- Why is it important to understand user’s attitude and experiences as it relates to continued use
Of marijuana use?
2- Explain how a person comes to “ learn” how to use marijuana, and why that is important to this
Study.
3- Review Professor Becker’s Theory Regarding the behavior of marijuana users. No one becomes a
User without the following:
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Use your knowledge of other articles read (within our assigned readings Ch1 to ch 6) to answer the following:
1- What Particular perspective does does Professor Whiteacre advocate in studying drug use
And why?
2- There are three essential features that sum up serval definitions of ethnography provided in
The assigned reading. List these features including the explanation provided?
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