Analysis Of The Typology Of Problem On Alma Street

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1. Drug trafficking was seen as the problem on Alma Street because it was visual and people came in contact with it on an everyday basis. This type of problem would be in quadrant 2 of the Typology of Problems table (Brueggemann, 2014, pp. 81-82). The community sees that drug trafficking is a problem but that are unaware of an effective solution to get rid of this problem. The community also sees drug trafficking as a main social issue instead of an effect of the social problem of poverty (p. 86). It was also found that the demand for drugs was from “people from the suburbs and cities forty miles away” more than those in surrounding neighborhoods (Chavis, 1998, p. 104). The defense mechanisms used by the residence of Alma Street was blaming (Brueggemann, 2014, pp. 103-104). They blamed the drug dealers for the problem or drug trafficking and the apartment owners …show more content…

While Melody was finding her spirituality through Buddhism, the community gained their spirituality through the neighborhood church. The communities’ use of spirituality was seen when they created memorials in honor of those that were murdered, when Reverend prayed for her killed son, and when Abbot Mel Weitsman had everyone be silent for a moment when wanting to show compassion to both the murdered and the murderers (Chavis, 1998, pp. 153-156). The transpersonal theory would be used for the spirituality of Alma and Melody (Schriver, 1998, pp. 141-142). Maslow suggests that spirituality gives individuals self-actualization, which is the highest form of human development (p.142). Based on Peck’s theory of psychological theory, Melody was in the going through mental flexibility versus mental rigidity (Zastrow & Kirst-Ashman, 2013, pp. 470-471). She has completed her formal education and training for work and has arrived at a set of beliefs on religion and politics. She also uses her prior experiences and answers to guide to the solution to new

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