"The seeds of decline: drugs and crime are unraveling rural America"
*Drugs are now a problem in rural areas, but never were before.
*Almost 70% of all farmers rely on government largess, or giving of gifts/money, to stay in business.
*Due to the farming economic collapse, farmers are looking to make money by using and selling crystal meth, a wildly growing drug in america, to make a few bucks
*Economy affects the outcome of these farmers' futures and affect who they are, before this they most likely wouldn't have done or sold drugs.
*Good people are now doing bad things because of a social/economic problem in America.
*Money problems change how people think and what they will do to survive through the economic crisis. This is sociology, these farmers' environments and wealth change who they and what they do now.
*The economy is responsible for the use and sales of meth. Meth addiction leads to other problems such as crazy or violent behaviors that in turn are making these rural neighborhoods more dangerous than they used to be. ALL BECAUSE OF MONEY. One factor can create a chain reaction. Sociology.
This article has taught me all of this knowledge on how sociology affects peoples' lifestyles and behaviors but I am still curious about this:
1. Is wealth destiny?
2. How far will someone go for money?
3. Do rural areas have even more drug problems than urban areas?
Link to GIC article: http://find.galegroup.com/gic/infomark.do?&source=gale&idigest=8de64512480f8c58026cd9fc2834cb47&prodId=GIC&userGroupName=hins30136&tabID=T004&docId=A95352684&type=retrieve&contentSet=IAC-Documents&version=1.0
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