Conflict Theory: Treatment For Outpatient Clients of a Mandated Drug And Alcohol Program

Abstract: 9 pages in length. Being deprived of a sound education, the opportunity to earn a decent wage and living under constant socioeconomic margins provides the basis upon which certain populations have a much greater incidence of drug and alcohol abuse. Understanding the principal factors that underlie these realities is best appreciated through Marx's conflict theory, a concept that dictates one's place upon the socioeconomic latter by the political and economic structure of the specific society in which they live. Individuals mandated to outpatient treatment for drugs and alcohol feel powerless in what choices they believe they have to better their lives; as such, they become all the more vulnerable to being influenced in the wrong direction until interventionist approaches incorporate the decision-making properties of conflict theory as a practical application of empowerment. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

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Catagory: Race, Politics & Society

Subcatagory: Sociology, Social Work, & Counseling

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