Drug addiction is not a disease; rather, it derives not only from the individual addict's need to feel euphoric or to cope with a sense of helplessness, but also from the pressures of socioeconomic group disadvantage. ... Hence, if one lives in an upper-class environment, he or she is likely to be surrounded by people who have positive values, while a person who lives is poverty is likely to be encircled by drugs, violence, and no role models. Therefore, a person who lives in the city slums has a bigger chance of becoming a drug addict than one that living in a middle-class neighborhoo...

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Members in the upper class, who do not have to deal with their situation, often use popular comments such as get a job. ... As many functionalists would agree, more often than not, homelessness derives from a number of factors, rather than a single reason. ... The information being learned in this sociology class has taught me not only that homeless people do not choose to be poor, but that they are going through challenges in their life most of us will never understand. ...

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