If a sociologist believes that people who become addicted to drugs and alcohol may be responding to strains in the social system and their own lives, what theoretical perspective do they represent?

The correct answer is structural functionalistic theoretical perspective.

Explanation:

The structural functionlistic theoretical perspective sees society as system formed by different parts that work together with the goal of promoting stability to the individuals who conform it.

According to this theory each individual plays a role in any given society and any social phenomena that may ocurr, either positive or negative is a response to the interaction between the individuals and the organs of said social structure.

In this particular case, a sociologist that believes that people who become addicted to drugs and alcohol may be responding to strains in the social system and their own lives, the theoretical perspective that they represent is the Structural functionalistic theoretical perspective.

Well if the so called drug addicted parents are arrested they could be in and out of a child's life they can also be abused, sold for drugs, forced to do drugs them selfs or they could be left out in the streets or left in a relatives care . I know this feeling its not good I know this from personal experience except mine aren't in my life any more I was left in the arms of my aunt as a baby my aunt was 16.

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