SOC 368 1nd Edition Lecture 7 Outline of Previous Lecture I.Crime Myths II.Moral PanicsOutline of Current Lecture I.Review of drug lawsII.HegemonyCurrent Lecture HegemonyHistorical Examples of Drug Laws in the US Substance “Dangerous Group” Nature of Threat Law EnforcedOpium Chinese Male Immigrants Taking jobs, competition, racism, defending majority of opium users (60-75% were white women, legally using opium)1874- San Francisco anti-opium law (targeted Chinese immigrants, alleviates white people; first drug law in America)Narcotics Black people racism 1914- Harrison Narcotics Law (first federal drug law; targeted black people are being drug users)Alcohol Irish and Italian immigrants; CatholicsTaking jobs; finding themto be more colored than the white people alreadyin America1919- Volsted Act (Prohibition era led to more gang violence and illegal drug use until it was eventually revoked)Marihuana Mexicans and black peopleRacism and targeting lower income areas1937- Marihuana tax law“Crack” (solid cocaine) Racialized to black peopleTargeting lower income areas; powder cocaine (used by upper class white people) was not taxed1986- Anti-Drug Abuse Act (increased penalties for crack over powder cocaine; These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.I. Hegemony a. The way for the ruling class to maintain their positions by instilling cultural normsand ideologies that make their status unquestionedb. It is a way to manipulate the values and morals of society to serve the highest powerc. There are two ways to maintain orderi. Coercion1. Laws, policies, violence2. Requires more effort to maintain and enforceii. Consent1. Going along with the order2. Increased consent = decreased resistance3. Avoiding conflict and accepting the way morals and norms are placed in society4. Consent is more effective and efficient because it is so subtle and offers the least resistance5. Enforcement occurs by society itself by being instilled in everyday