Addictions are a Product of Social Dislocation and Family Stress

Instructions:

1.Argue one side or the other of one of the following statements, drawing on the material from the readings listed following and from the critiques you completed in Activity 4. Remember that your thesis must be your own. Because your essay will be shorter than the assigned readings, you will need to narrow your topic, zeroing in on what you believe are the most important points. Addictions are a product of social dislocation and family stress. Readings: Addiction in Free Markets (see linked PDF); "An Insatiable Emptiness" (page 495). 2.Using the material generated in Activity 4 of this unit and the following list of possible topics, draft a response to the arguments presented in the assigned readings in an essay of 1,000 to 1,250 words. Your essay should be well organized, with good paragraph structure and transition; a strong, ethical, persuasive approach; an appropriate introduction and conclusion; and lively, precise, and grammatically correct sentences. Use a variety of rhetorical techniques, as appropriate, and use MLA-style documentation to cite any material that you quote, paraphrase, or summarize. Revise, edit, and proofread as necessary.

Content:

Shavickie Williams Anne Barker ENGL 1101, Assignment 4 March 08, 2015 Addictions are a Product of Social Dislocation and Family Stress Addiction is a common problem in society that can be perceived by keenly observing those people who have some kind of attachment to commodities available in the free market. These addictive commodities can be in the form of illegal drugs, legal drugs, food, or other products that give people some form of psychological pleasure. These addicts may be friends from school, colleagues from work, a relative or even a brother or sister. Truth is, everyone can be a victim of addiction. Many scientific researchers have identified addiction as a social phenomenon that should be dealt with. Alexander and Shaler show in their article that “people who are socially dislocated are the most probable to turn to alternative activities for coping up with society” (Alexander and Shaler, 230). This gives the idea that the root of addiction is cemented into humanities co-existence and relationship with each other. Other people might think that addiction is a matter of individual choice and decisions when in reality, as observed by Bruce Alexander, addiction is a social problem embedded in the core values of society. The