Sociological Perspectives on Incenses
Aleysia K. Smith
Professor: Tahmina Matubbar
September 15, 2015
Functionalist Theorists
Incense are made of all natural materials used for direct burning. Today, and in history, incense are known to be ritualistic and needed to complete various traditions. Based on my own religion, Catholic churches often use incense to prepare for prayers and rituals. Incense are used in Catholic churches mainly during prayers for smell, and for the use of smoke. The aroma of incense are used to communicate with God, by sending good wishes, and prayers through its rich fragrance.
Conflict Theorists
Many people who aren’t religious believe incense are not necessarily needed to complete rituals or prayers. In other words,
This is where the high priest would hold rituals and give offerings to the god
The origins of The Cannabis use began in the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung in 2727 B.C. While in the Middle East, the use of cannabis spread throughout the Islamic Empire to North America. In 1545, the cannabis spread through the county; Chile began to use the drug as a fiber. Consequently, cannabis grows throughout tropical and humid parts of the world. The seeds have been used as animal food, fiber for hemp rope and oil as a vehicle for paint ("Cannabis, Coca, and Poppy").
A subculture is a group of people who share a distinctive set of cultural beliefs and behaviors that differ in some significant way from that of larger society. Marijuana smokers can be considered a subculture for many reasons. Marijuana is used by millions of people around the world, either for recreational, spiritual, or therapeutic reasons. Some call themselves the cannabis connoisseurs; people who respect cannabis and use it responsibly. Few drugs have been so politicized recently as marijuana has. It is frequently praised by one side and condemned by the other, on the basis of emotional issues rather than an objective view of research.
In the 1900s, weed had already had relatively long legal history in the United States. Many historians believe the Jamestown settlers were the first to introduce cannabis to the United States in 1611. Presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, both grew hemp in the 1700s, which was distributed to drug stores to help cure migraines and menstrual cramps. In the beginning weed was used for recreational purposes, and still is used to aid aliments, some aliments worse than others.
Hall, P. W., & Degenhardt, P. L. (2009, October). Adverse Health Effects of Non-Medical Cannabis Use. The Lancet, 374(9698), 1383-1391.
There's a lot of different ways to go for adding a scent in the air. You can go with sprays, candles, heated essential oil, incense, or any combination of the above tin order to get the desired effect. As with the sound background, I have a few guidelines to offer here:
Anslinger also tried to confront the public relations nightmare that resulted from many popular entertainers, such as musicians and Hollywood actors, who were known marijuana smokers. Anslinger warned that there were “100,000 total marijuana smokers in the US, and most are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos, and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz, and swing, result from marijuana use. This marijuana causes white women to seek sexual relations with Negroes, entertainers, and any others.” Some jazz musicians even celebrated their marijuana use with songs such as “That Funny Reefer Man” by Cab Calloway, “Gimme a Reefer” by Bessie Smith, and “Muggles” by Louis Armstrong. Accordingly, he kept personal files or “gore files” on many celebrities.
For example, they would add feathers to the altar because the loved on liked birds. Transition to Main Topic II: Now let’s talk about how customs have
The sixties will always be a time looked back on with fond memories and great stories. Many things occurred during that time that shaped the way American culture. Rock & Roll, hippies, movements such as the civil rights, Woodstock, art, all new and fantastic things that were born out of this era and continue to bloom and influence our present day society. Although mostly left unsaid, drug use did play a major role throughout this time period and became almost an unspoken icon of the time. One of the more popularly known drugs is marijuana, then and now, and continues to become be more controversial as time progresses. Legalization has been a hot topic of discussion for a long period of time now, and although for many it is an intimidating
Marijuana. Stinking filthy disgusting marijuana. Your church says it 's the Devil 's tool. Your government says it directly accounts for almost all crime and skumbags on the streets. Your teachers said "just say no." Your grandmother says it 's a "dirty Mexican drug." But the question is: what do you think about it? Did you ever actually have a chance, or the educated means, to make an informed decision and personal policy on marijuana? Or did you just follow the judicial trend? You pick up this article and furrow your brow; maybe this article could really help you out. Afterall, you 're smart enough to look past the stigmas and stereotypes for a moment to see the bigger picture. *** From the federal government 's point of view,
In ‘The social life of smokes: Processes of exchange in a heroin marketplace’, Robyn Dwyer concludes that there are specific complex social processes involved in drug markets (Dwyer 2011). Her ethnographic research on the Footscray street based heroin marketplace in Melbourne, Australia indicates that drug research should be applied to relevant and effective policy making. In addition, this ethnographic research challenges society’s hostile perceptions towards drug exchange and main theoretical concepts through the introduction of alternative perspectives. The first perspective affirms that drug markets are determined by the behaviour of ‘market actors’, and the second asserts that drug dealers and users form intimate relationships (Dwyer
A subculture is a group of people who share a distinctive set of cultural beliefs and behaviors that differ in some significant way from that of larger society. Marijuana smokers can be considered a subculture for many reasons. Marijuana is used by millions of people around the world, either for recreational, spiritual, or therapeutic reasons. Some call themselves the cannabis connoisseurs; people who respect cannabis and use it responsibly. Few drugs have been so politicized recently as marijuana has. It is frequently praised by one side and condemned by the other, on the basis of emotional issues rather than an objective view of research.
Rituals connect something beyond the person through the shared sentiments and meaning that they create. Rituals are meaningful to the person and to the society as
The tables used to altars can range from large to small, as long as it is used in the proper form. In comparison to other religions in the United States, and altar is similar to shrines in temples because it is where people of faith will pray.
This assignment allowed me to investigate the behaviors and attitudes of students and their intentions on the potential use of marijuana. The purpose of the research in the article/study I reviewed was to experiment an example developed from the publications regarding how the information seeking traits of young adults is related to their motive to use marijuana.