Negative emotions, dropping out of high school and drug use

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

4 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

03/12/2009

Category :

Social studies

Sub category :

Educational studies

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Summary :

Introduction.
General Strain theory.
1. Propensity to abuse drugs.
2. Tthree different types of stressors that generate negative emotions.
3. Drug abuse is a natural consequence of dropping out of high school.
Effects of being excluded of the social structure.
1. Emotion is a crucial factor.
2. Experiencing social exclusion as a result of dropping out of high school.
Self-conscious emotions.
1. Shame and guilt.
Conclusion.
Bibliography.

Abstract

Sociologists study the dynamics of the self, interaction, social structure, and culture. Questions such as the following are raised: What self-processes emerge over time, and within and across what situations? What occurs when individuals take account of each other? How do people build, sustain, or train social structures? What kinds of symbol systems do humans develop and how do they use them to regulate their conduct? These questions are at the core of the study of sociology. Thus when sociologists turned to the study of emotions, they were interested in how emotions influenced the self, how the flow of interaction was shaped by emotions, how people developed emotional attachments and commitments to social structures and cultural symbols, how emotions sustained or changed social structures and cultural symbols, and how social structures and cultural symbols constrained the experience and expression of emotions.