Worksheet Sociology 2306 "Demon Rum"

1. When did Prohibition become the law of the land in the U.S? When and why was Prohibition repealed?

2. How was Detroit affected by Prohibition?

3. What was Henry Ford's interest in this issue?

4. What was the purpose of Ford's "Sociology Department," and why did he later give it up? What did he replace it with?

Group Project Sociology 3305 "Demon Rum"

1. Why was Prohibition initially implemented and why was it eventually repealed? Was it a failure as public policy? Can you imagine circumstances in which the American political system would make another effort to eliminate the legal use of liquor? Why or why not?

2. How does the use and abuse of alcohol differ in terms of social effects from the use and abuse of various illegal drugs such as marijuana and cocaine? Why do you think the first is legal while the second is not?

3. In my former work as general manager of a natural foods wholesale, I struggled with issues relating both to employee alcohol abuse and employee drug abuse? Do you believe employers have a right to regulate the moral behavior of their employees when they are not working? What about drug tests, for example, as a condition of initial hire or continued employment? What about evidence of excessive drinking

4. When it come to the so-called victimless crimes, what should be society's guiding principle(s) terms of the decision to criminalize a behavior? Do you think those principles are actually the chief determinant of what gets criminalized?