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Sociological Analysis of Addiction

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:26:13
Study Course Information
Course Code:SUPK_001LQF level:Level 7
Credit Points:2.00ECTS:3.00
Branch of Science:Sociology; Theory and History of SociologyTarget Audience:Sociology
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Ritma Rungule
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Faculty of Social Sciences
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Contacts:Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfatrsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)8Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures16
Classes (count)2Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes4
Total Contact Hours20
Study course description
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Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Lectures2.00auditorium
2Lectures1.00auditorium
3Lectures2.00auditorium
4Lectures1.00auditorium
5Lectures1.00auditorium
6Lectures1.00auditorium
7Classes1.00auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
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Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):
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Bibliography
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Required Reading
1Bancroft, A. (2009) Drugs, Intoxication and Society. Cambridge:Polity,
2Bergdahl, J. (2000). An Application of Convergence Theory to Women's Drinking and Driving. Women & Criminal Justice, 10 (4). P. 93–107.
3Young, Y. (1971) The Drugtakers. The Social Meaning of Drug Use. London: Paladin
4House of Commons, Science and Technology Commitee (2006). Drug classification: making a hash of it? Fifth Report of session 2005–06. London: The Stationery Office Limited.
5Gable, R. S. (2006). The Toxicity of Recreational Drugs. American Scientist, 94(3). P. 206.
6Kirkcaldy, B. D., Siefen, G., Surall, D., Bischoff R. J. (2003). Predictors of drug and alcohol abuse among children and adolescents. Personality and Individual Differences, 36(2). P. 247–265.
7Andersson, B., Hibell, B., Beck, F., Choquet, M., Kokkevi, A., Fotiou, A., Molinaro, S., Nociar, A., Sieroslawski, J., Trapencieris, M. (2007). Alcohol and Drug Use Among European 17–18 Year Old Students. Data from the ESPAD Project. The Swedish Council for Information on Alcohol and Other Drugs (CAN), Stockholm, Sweden.
8Helasoja, V. V., Lahelma, E., Prättälä, R. S., Patja, K. M., Klumbiene, J., Pudule, I., Kasmel, A. (2006). Determinants of daily smoking in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Finland in 1994–2002. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 34 (4). P. 353–362.
9Hibell, B. et al. (2009). The 2007 ESPAD Report. Substance Use Among Students in 35 European Countries. The Swedish Council for Information on Alcohol and Other Drugs, Stockholm, Sweden.
10Holmila, M., Raitasalo, K. (2005). Gender differences in drinking: why do they still exist? Addiction, 100 (12). P. 1763–1769.
11Kuntsche, E. et al. (2006). Replication and Validation of the Drinking Motive Questionnaire Revised (DMQ-R, Cooper, 1994) among Adolescents in Switzerland. Journal of European Addiction Research, 12. P. 161–168.
Additional Reading
1Becker, H. (1963) Outsiders: Studies in the Sociology of Deviance. New York: Free Press
2Koroļeva, I., Mieriņa, I., Goldmanis, M., Trapencieris, M. (2008). Atkarību izraisošo vielu lietošanas izplatība iedzīvotāju vidū. Rīga, SVA, 90 lpp.
3Koroļeva, I., Mieriņa, I., Goldmanis, M., Trapencieris, M. (2008). Atkarību izraisošo vielu lietošanas izplatība iedzīvotāju vidū. Rīga, SVA, 90 lpp.
4Koroļeva, I., Mieriņa, I., Sniķere, S., Goldmanis M., Trapencieris M. (2008) Atkarību izraisošo vielu lietošanas paradumi un tendencesskolēnu vidū.Rīga: SVA. 111 lpp.
5Koroļeva, I., Kārkliņa, I., Mieriņa, I., Sniķere, S. (2008). Narkotiku lietošana izklaides vietās. Rīga: SVA, SPI. 140 lpp.
6Koroļeva, I., Mieriņa, I., Sniķere, S., Seņkāne, S., Trapenciere, I., Trapencieris M. (2007). Riska un aizsargājošo faktoru ietekme uz atkarību izraisošo vielu lietošanu. Rīga. 155 lpp.