Stein M
University of Missouri, St. Louis.
J Drug Educ. 1991;21(3):269-82. doi: 10.2190/UEPY-LNAP-CAWG-WFW3.
This article gives consideration to the part a sociological perspective can play in a drug education curriculum. Sociology's study of human behavior from the context of various social groupings is considered appropriate to any understanding of drugs and drug use, as are a number of substantive areas common to the discipline. The sociological perspective is examined from the broad foci of structure and process, and with each focus examples of a sociological approach to drug use is offered. The common concerns of these approaches, as well as their points of divergence, are discussed. A sample outline of a course in "Drugs and Society" is also presented, suggesting the ways in which the sociological issues discussed could provide an orientation to the study of drug use in a social context.
本文探讨了社会学视角在毒品教育课程中所能发挥的作用。社会学从各种社会群体背景出发对人类行为进行研究，这被认为适用于对毒品及吸毒行为的任何理解，该学科的一些实质性领域也是如此。本文从结构和过程这两个宽泛的焦点审视社会学视角，并针对每个焦点提供了一种关于吸毒问题的社会学研究方法示例。文中讨论了这些方法的共同关注点及其分歧点。此外，还给出了一门“毒品与社会”课程的示例大纲，展示了所讨论的社会学问题能够为在社会背景下研究吸毒行为提供指导的方式。
