Background
Shaw, Victor N. was born on October 16, 1962 in Yingshan, China. Came to the United States, 1989. Son of Weibing Xu and Fangchai Liu.
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While the issues of substance use and abuse have been addressed from a variety of perspectives and approaches, the fundamental social issues have not been covered in any systematic way. This book represents the first academic effort to apply major sociological theories to the field of substance use and abuse in order to provide readers with a solid knowledge base from which they may develop more informed ideas about prevention, intervention, treatment, law enforcement, and social reactions to this ubiquitous social problem. Using a systematic framework, Shaw reviews the existing literature, explains key concepts, addresses fundamental issues, and discusses the policy implications for public health, social control, community, and work. This comprehensive sociological treatment of substance use and abuse is essential reading for educators in public policy, sociology, criminology, and deviance. Applying the major sociological theories of anomie, career, conflict, functionalist, rational choice, social control, social disorganization, social learning, social reaction, and subculture perspectives, Shaw provides an important overview of the issues involved with substance use and abuse. By utilizing such an approach, he demonstrates that public views, governmental policies, intervention strategies, and prevention programming can be informed by the different sociological theories. This unique consideration and analysis illustrates that no single view on substance use and abuse is absolute or sacred. Therefore, considering the issues from a variety of sociological perspectives will bring greater understanding to a pervasive social problem that continues to plague American society.
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China is in the midst of dramatic economic and social reform—reform that may well suggest a long-term developmental trend toward modernization and democracy. This evolution in the structure of Chinese society means that the authoritarian social control system in China must change if loss of community ties, dislocation, and social disintegration are to be avoided in the coming years. This book provides a blueprint for the social architecture of China and offers an argument for how change in the essential structure of Chinese society must be implemented. Shaw's investigation of work units—the building blocks of contemporary China—pinpoints them as the primary sites of social control and as the most important components of any efforts at reform.
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Shaw, Victor N. was born on October 16, 1962 in Yingshan, China. Came to the United States, 1989. Son of Weibing Xu and Fangchai Liu.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Wuhan University, China, 1983. Master of Arts in Philosophy, Wuhan University, China, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Arts in Sociology, University Hawaii, 1994.
Lecturer Wuhan Urban Construction Institute, China, 1986-1989. Deputy head Jiufeng Township Government, Wuhan, 1988-1989. Associate East-West Center, Honolulu, 1989-1994.
Lecturer University Hawaii, 1994-1995. Postdoctoral scholar University of California at Los Angeles, 1995-1997. Associate professor California State University, Northridge, since 1997.
Speaker, presenter in field.
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Married Dan Ke, November 18, 1985. Children: Katie, Leonard C.