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Course Schedule: Mondays and Wednesdays 1:30-2:45, Room 169 Office Hours course web site: http://www.scottsdalecc.edu/lemons/soc110/index.html
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Required text: Drugs in American Society, 7th edition. Erich Goode |
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Due Date |
Assignment |
| Aug 24 | Introduction to course |
| Aug 26 | Chapter 1 Drugs: A Sociological Perspective (first homework assignment is due) |
| Aug 31-Sept 2 | Chapter 2 A Pharmacological Perspective |
| Sept 7 | Labor Day: No class |
| Sept 9 | Exam One |
| Sept 14-16 | Chapter 3 Theories of Drug Use |
| Sept 21-23 | Chapter 4 Drugs in America: The Historical Context |
| Sept 28-30 | Chapter 5 Drugs in the News |
| Oct 5 | Exam Two |
| Oct 7 | Chapter 6 How Do We Know It's True? Methods of Research |
| Oct 12-14 | Chapter 8 Legal Drugs: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Psychotherapeutic Drugs |
| Oct 19-21 | Chapter 9 Marijuana, LSD, and Club Drugs |
| Oct 26 | Exam Three |
| Oct 28-Nov 2 | Chapter 10 Stimulants, Amphetamine, Cocaine, and Crack |
| Nov 4-9 | Chapter 11 Heroin and the Narcotics |
| Nov 11 | Veteran's Day: Holiday |
| Nov 16 | Chapter 12 Drugs and Crime |
| Nov. 18 | Exam Four |
| Nov 23 | Chapter 13 The Illicit Drug Industry |
| Nov 25- Nov 30 | Chapter 14 Drug Control: Law Enforcement, Drug Courts, Treatment |
| Dec 2-9 | Chapter 15 Legalization, Decriminalization, and Harm Reduction |
| Dec 14 | Final Exam, Monday 1:30-3:20 PM (chapters 13-15 only) |
DISCLAIMER: This schedule is subject to change if need be during the semester.
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