The Impact of Social Structures on Deviant Behaviors: The Study of 402 High Risk Street Drug Users in Iran
This study is a sociological analysis of the three dimensions of social structure including institutional, relational, and embodied structures that have an impact on the individuals’ deviant behaviors in the society. The authors used a mix method to analyze the qualitative and quantitative data of 4...
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doaj-9f8c49ed88db4f81b10ef1c09606a8362020-11-24T20:59:07ZengHindawi LimitedJournal of Addiction2090-78342090-78502016-01-01201610.1155/2016/68917516891751The Impact of Social Structures on Deviant Behaviors: The Study of 402 High Risk Street Drug Users in IranMaryam Mehrabi0Sharareh Eskandarieh1Mahmoud Khodadost2Maneli Sadeghi3Ali Nikfarjam4Ahmad Hajebi5Department of Mental, Social Health and Addiction, Ministry of Health, Tehran, IranBrain and Spinal Cord Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranStudent Research Committee, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, IranDepartment of Mental, Social Health and Addiction, Ministry of Health, Tehran, IranDepartment of Medical Urgent, Ministry of Health, Tehran, IranResearch Center for Addiction & Risky Behavior (ReCARB), Psychiatric Department, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranThis study is a sociological analysis of the three dimensions of social structure including institutional, relational, and embodied structures that have an impact on the individuals’ deviant behaviors in the society. The authors used a mix method to analyze the qualitative and quantitative data of 402 high risk abandoned substance users in 2008 in Tehran, capital city of Iran. The leading reasons of substance use were categorized into four fundamental themes as follows: stress, deviant social networks, and low social capital and weak social support sources. In addition, the epidemiology model of regression analysis provides a brief explanation to assess the association between the demographical and etiological variables, and the drug users’ deviant behaviors. In sum, substance use is discussed as a deviant behavior pattern which stems from a comorbidity of weak social structures.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6891751 |
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Maryam Mehrabi Sharareh Eskandarieh Mahmoud Khodadost Maneli Sadeghi Ali Nikfarjam Ahmad Hajebi The Impact of Social Structures on Deviant Behaviors: The Study of 402 High Risk Street Drug Users in Iran Journal of Addiction |
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Maryam Mehrabi Sharareh Eskandarieh Mahmoud Khodadost Maneli Sadeghi Ali Nikfarjam Ahmad Hajebi |
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The Impact of Social Structures on Deviant Behaviors: The Study of 402 High Risk Street Drug Users in Iran |
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The Impact of Social Structures on Deviant Behaviors: The Study of 402 High Risk Street Drug Users in Iran |
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The Impact of Social Structures on Deviant Behaviors: The Study of 402 High Risk Street Drug Users in Iran |
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The Impact of Social Structures on Deviant Behaviors: The Study of 402 High Risk Street Drug Users in Iran |
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The Impact of Social Structures on Deviant Behaviors: The Study of 402 High Risk Street Drug Users in Iran |
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impact of social structures on deviant behaviors: the study of 402 high risk street drug users in iran |
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Journal of Addiction |
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This study is a sociological analysis of the three dimensions of social structure including institutional, relational, and embodied structures that have an impact on the individuals’ deviant behaviors in the society. The authors used a mix method to analyze the qualitative and quantitative data of 402 high risk abandoned substance users in 2008 in Tehran, capital city of Iran. The leading reasons of substance use were categorized into four fundamental themes as follows: stress, deviant social networks, and low social capital and weak social support sources. In addition, the epidemiology model of regression analysis provides a brief explanation to assess the association between the demographical and etiological variables, and the drug users’ deviant behaviors. In sum, substance use is discussed as a deviant behavior pattern which stems from a comorbidity of weak social structures. |
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