The article “Childhood Family, Ethnicity, and Drug Use over the Life Course” by Lisa Cubbins and Daniel Klepinger (2007), explores the idea of how different factors such as ethnicity, religion affiliation, family structure, and parent’s education level affects individual’s drug use. Based on the article, it is well proven that drug use differs from ethnicity to ethnicity. For instance, it is concluded that ethnic minority groups continue to use drugs as they age, whereas, drug use among whites are usually short term and primarily occurs during adulthood and adolescence (Cubbins & Klepinger, 2007). In the article, cocaine and marijuana are the two main types of drugs that are used to compare the statistics of drug usage between ethnicity, religion,
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Whites primarily used marijuana rather than cocaine and is considered the highest uses out of blacks and Hispanics (Cubbins & Klepinger, 2007). Cubbins and Klepinger (2007) reports the difference of drug use among Catholics and protestants. For example, Catholics are more likely to use cocaine and marijuana than protestants during their 20s, but decreased as they “entered early to mid 30s” (Cubbins & Klepinger, 2007). Those who consider religion as an important factor in their lives are less likely to use drugs or engage in deviant behaviors. The reason these individuals are less likely to engage in such behavior is partly because of their beliefs and the strength of their family bonds. Family structure is another important factor that contributes to drug statistics. Depending on how parents raise their kids can determine if they will engage in deviant behaviors. According to Cubbins and Klepinger (2007), single-parents allow their children to engage in deviant behaviors and activities because they are the only one’s responsible for their children and they cannot be watching them 24/7, thus, allowing kids to do whatever they
Whites primarily used marijuana rather than cocaine and is considered the highest uses out of blacks and Hispanics (Cubbins & Klepinger, 2007). Cubbins and Klepinger (2007) reports the difference of drug use among Catholics and protestants. For example, Catholics are more likely to use cocaine and marijuana than protestants during their 20s, but decreased as they “entered early to mid 30s” (Cubbins & Klepinger, 2007). Those who consider religion as an important factor in their lives are less likely to use drugs or engage in deviant behaviors. The reason these individuals are less likely to engage in such behavior is partly because of their beliefs and the strength of their family bonds. Family structure is another important factor that contributes to drug statistics. Depending on how parents raise their kids can determine if they will engage in deviant behaviors. According to Cubbins and Klepinger (2007), single-parents allow their children to engage in deviant behaviors and activities because they are the only one’s responsible for their children and they cannot be watching them 24/7, thus, allowing kids to do whatever they