Macro-level social forces and micro-level consequences: poverty, alternate occupations, and drug dealing.
Macro-level social forces and micro-level consequences: poverty, alternate occupations, and drug dealing.
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DOI：
10.1080/15332641003772611
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发表时间：
2010-01-01
影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
Fackler, Jennifer L
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作者：
Dunlap, Eloise;Johnson, Bruce D;Fackler, Jennifer L
这篇文章是一个实证研究的方式，宏观层面的社会力量已经在新奥尔良毒品市场的微观层面的后果。这篇文章说明了贫困和进入毒品市场之间的明确联系，因为种族，缺乏社会机会，缺乏社会资本，贫困家庭和封闭的社区。具体而言，研究说明了宏观层面的社会力量相互作用的机制，使毒品交易合法化，成为获取金钱和社会资本的可行替代方法。这些交叉的宏观社会力量，如贫困，种族，家庭结构和邻里特征，最终限制了那些生活在内城的人的生活机会，无论个人特征，个人动机或个人成就如何。
This article is an empirical examination of the ways in which macro-level social forces have had micro-level consequences in the New Orleans drug market. The article illustrates a clear connection between poverty and entrance into the drug market, as mitigated by race, lack of societal opportunity, lack of social capital, distressed families, and closed neighborhoods. Specifically, the research illustrates the mechanisms by which macro-level social forces intersect to legitimize drug dealing as a viable alternative method of acquiring money and social capital. These intersecting macro-level social forces, such as poverty, race, family structure, and neighborhood characteristics, ultimately constrain the life chances of those living in the inner city irrespective of personal traits, individual motivations, or private achievements.