Social science Factors That Contribute to Addiction
Identify the social science principle(s) that apply to your issue. In other words, which principles of social science apply to the issue you selected? (The social science principles of interest in this course are social roles, social norms, social institutions, and beliefs and values.
Social Roles, Social Norms, Social Institutions, and Beliefs and Values apply the topic
Explain how the principle(s) you identified applies to your issue. In other words, how is the social science principle(s) you identified relevant to your issue?
Social Roles- people who once did normal everyday task such as, work, take care of there families and children are unable to do be a constant role once addiction has taken over their lives.
Social Norms- Many people today follow what is being done around them, if others are doing it then it must be okay.
Social Institutions- Many people who use drugs eventually break the law. They end up in jails most of the time. If they are lucky they find a rehab.
Beliefs and Values- A person reflects how they see themselves and the world around them by the way they ac
Module Three Question 1
In the textbox provided, brainstorm a list of keywords related to your topic.
Addiction and depression
Does mental health play a role in addiction?
Social factors that contribute to addiction
How does addiction effect brain function?
Does trauma increase chance of addiction?
Module Three Question 2
Now type those keywords into an Internet search engine, such as Google. Spend some time looking through the results. In the textbox below, jot down the titles and hyperlinks of a few of the most interesting articles and websites that come up in your search. Write down at least one article and the corresponding hyperlink for each keyword or group of keywords.
Addiction – Depression and Substance Abuse www.addictioncenter.com
mental health- https://www.addictiongroup.org/addiction/mental-health/
Social factors- https://rehabs.com/blog/5-socio-cultural-factors-that-cultivate-addiction/
Brain function-https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/addiction/addiction-and-the-brain
Trauma- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/understanding-addiction/202109/why-trauma-can-lead-addiction#:~:text=There%20is%20a%20robust%20correlation%20in%20the%20scientific,may%20make%20individuals%20more%20vulnerable%20to%20addictive%20behaviors.
Module Three Question 3
What are you finding? What new information have you learned about this issue? What new questions or thoughts do you have now that you have done some preliminary research?
Module Three Question 4
Can you narrow your focus at all? If so, what do you wish to focus on? If you have a few options, what are they? (You don’t necessarily need to narrow your focus. Mark found this helpful to do because his topic is very broad.)
Module Three Question 5
Based on the broad search, refine the list of keywords that you created on the previous page. List here any keywords or keyword combinations that returned results that are relevant to your social science issue. Then, note which keywords or combinations you will no longer use, as they returned off-topic or overly broad results.
mental health disorders
addiction and childhood traumas
factors which cultivate addiction
Module Three Question 6
What professional organizations (other than social science organizations) might have relevant information about your issue? For example, someone researching war might utilize information provided by the United States Department of Defense.
Find 1-2 organizations, and note them here.
Recovery Research Institute: https://www.recoveryanswers.org/
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
:https://www.samhsa.gov
Module Three Question 7
Now select one of the digital libraries or organizations mentioned in this learning block (Shapiro Library, Google Scholar, etc.), and plug your keywords into that site. What credible sources come up in your search? Repeat this step with at least one more digital library/organization. In the textbox, type the titles of 6-8 of the most relevant results along with the corresponding hyperlinks so you can locate these resources later. Note which digital library/organization you used to find each study.
Portraying mental illness and drug addiction as treatable health conditions-https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277953614007990
Drug and alcohol problems amongst individuals with severe mental health problems- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s001270170023′
Integrated Treatment of Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Addiction- https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cns-spectrums/article/abs/integrated-treatment-of-cooccurring-mental-illness-and-addiction-clinical-intervention-program-and-system-perspectives/F4154CC49672176155DA3AD1A188501A
The Pathways Model to End
Homelessness for People with Mental Illness
and Addiction Manua- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sam-Tsemberis/publication/47669330_Housing_First_The_Pathways_Model_to_End_Homelessness_for_People_with_Mental_Illness_and_Addiction_Manual/links/5448d8920cf22b3c14e335b6/Housing-First-The-Pathways-Model-to-End-Homelessness-for-People-with-Mental-Illness-and-Addiction-Manual.pdf
Module Three Question 8
Collect any information, links, articles, reports, or other resources that are relevant to your issue and capture this additional information in the text box below. Again, be sure to include links to your resources so you can easily locate them later.
The Impact of Substance Use Disorders on Families and Children: From Theory to Practice-
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19371918.2013.759005
Psychological distress in childhood trauma survivors who abuse drugs-
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1081/ADA-120001278
Module Three Question 9
Begin by noting the title of the resource and including a link to it.
Is this source current? Note the publication date or a date indicating when the content was last updated.
Answer in complete sentences, being sure to include supporting evidence from your source to support your conclusions.
Drug and alcohol problems amongst individuals with severe mental health.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277953614007990
The source is not current but has a lot of good information
Module Three Question 10
Is this source relevant? Note the portion of the text that you believe clearly relates to your research question. Consider whether this source provides an overview of the issue you are interested in, or whether it makes some specific important point.
Portrayals of untreated and symptomatic schizophrenia, depression, and heroin addiction heightened negative public attitudes toward persons with mental illness and drug addiction
Module Three Question 11
Is this source accurate? Note whether the source has been published in a peer-reviewed journal or credible organization, and the organization’s name. Note whether the source includes a list of references and citations. Give your opinion on the source’s presentation ‐ is it clear, organized, professional, and free of errors?
Yes, this source is credible and accurate. It has many peers’ reviews.
Module Three Question 12
Is this source authoritative? Note the author’s credentials. If no author is given, note whether the publishing organization is credible, and the organization’s name again.
a
Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N. Broadway, Room 359, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
b
Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA
c
Department of Sociology, Indiana University, USA
d
Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA
e
Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA
Module Three Question 13
Are there any red flags that make you concerned that this source may not be scholarly? For example, are there any clearly biased passages? Are the references all very old? Are there many spelling and grammatical errors? Note any and all concerns you may have.
No there is not.
