Essays on Drug Business

What kinds of information would you collect to address problems such as drugs, prostitution, and vandalism?

For addressing problems such as prostitution, drug use, and vandalism; it is important to find the reasons for their misdemeanours. Social problems in our society are caused by presence of problems that affect individuals in such a way that they are forced to join a life they would rather avoid. The information that will help in addressing such social problems is identifying the causes that lead to people committing to prostitution, drug use and vandalism. Identification of causes will help would help to create frameworks in the society that would address the issues and help people who are already ...

Introduction

Towards the end of the twentieth century and in the first decade of the twenty first century, the world has undergone a drastic change. This has been, in a large measure due to the tremendous advances in transportation technology and internet communication technology. Goods and services from any corner of the world are accessible to anyone in any other part of the world. The rich and the middle class all over the world have access to latest in fashion, food and electronics. However, in every country, a considerable fraction of the population live in abject poverty and the modern ...

Book review: In search of respect by Philippe Bourgois

About the author

Philippe Bourgois is an experienced writer and researcher. He is also a professor and the chairman in the anthropology, history and social medicine department at the University of California. He mainly focuses his research on political mobilization of the ethnic communities in central and north America, political violence, labour relations in this region and the general life of the marginalized communities within America and especially the street families in the inner city dwellings of North America. He has also done research about the violence and the HIV prevalence in such dwellings, bringing out the suffering that is ...