...Norm Violation Norms are defined as the expectations, or rules of behavior, that develop out of values. For this project, I was required to violate a norm. The norm that I chose to violate was to push my wife Erica through the Wal-Mart store in a children’s ambulance buggy. By doing this activity, my wife and I deviated from the norms that are expected of a customer in a department store. The status of “customer” normally includes the activities of pushing around a buggy, gathering the items that you would like to purchase, purchasing the items, and then leaving the store. My wife and I did this, but we had a little fun with it... We arrived at the Wal-Mart store around 10:00 PM, just to pull up next to a large shopping buggy that was designed to look like an ambulance. The ambulance was designed with a seat for two children inside, which also turned out to be just enough space for my very petite wife. It was a little bit late, but at 10 o’clock there are still quite a few customers at Wal-Mart. Erica climbed into the ambulance while we were still out in the parking lot. The hardest part was for the two of us to look as if we were shopping, while keeping a straight face. A few people that passed by us on their way out to their car’s. They all just stared at us and starting talking with their hands over their mouths and you just knew that they were talking about us. When we entered the store we just went on our way through the store shopping for things. Then before it was all...
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...– DEVIANCE, CRIME, AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Devance- Viewing deviance as a violation of social norms, sociologists have characterized it as "any thought, feeling, or action that members of a social group judge to be a violation of their values or rules "or group" 2. Stimga- stigma refers to the concept of people being 'marked' as different, specifically in a negative manner, based on some characteristic that separates them from the rest of the society. Some are based on inherent characteristic such as mental illness where people cannot change. 3. What is the difference between formal and informal deviance Formal deviance is behqavior that violates laws. Major crimes etc, informal is behavior that disregards accepted social norms like picking ones nose 4. What are the major sources of crime statistics? FBI’s uniform Crime report(UCR) and victimization surveys 5. Crime differs from deviance because- with a crime comes punishment 6. What are the shortcoming of the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report (UCR)? The data doesn’t offer accurate measures on the extent of “crime” 7. What are examples of victimless crimes include Acts that violate laws but involve individuals who don’t consider themselves victems, offenses that are the least likely to be reported 8. Sanctions are rewards or punishments for obeying or violating a norm 9. ____functionalist/ strain theory___ believe that crime occurs when people experience blocked opportunities...
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...Stepping Outside My Box and Into Social Change Regina Weekley South University Online Stepping Outside My Box and Into Social Change It has been said, “There have always been people who defy gender norms”, and I am one of those people. As a child comfort wasn’t something I felt in girlie dresses or even pink and white shoes, but baggy jeans and loose fitting T-shirts with matching boy’s sneakers. Being forced into what was “socially acceptable” or the “gender norm” of dressing like a girl because I was girl made life uncomfortable on several occasions and also became a battle within. I didn’t understand what the big deal was, I just wanted to be comfortable in my own skin, but not wanting to disappoint those who matter the most I conformed. I gave into social control, and forsook my individuality. In search of a peace within, I found myself having to step outside the box of the “norm” and step into my individuality which put me in violation of a folkway-wearing the other gender’s clothing. In this essay I will recall at least one situation I violated this folkway, discuss my feelings of violating the norm and other’s reaction to my violation. Almost a week ago, I was being honored at an after five Gala for my work in community service. As we know galas have a pretty direct dress code; women normally wear a nice dress, and the men adorned with a nice suit and bow tie. When approach by my director with the specifics of the gala and my attendance being mandatory, I had to...
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...Ari Denburger AJ-1 Mr. Lacasso 2/16/2014 Deviance related to crime Deviance is a title that insinuates the violation of social norms in society which has been defined through law. Deviance can be described as adjacent to criminal and improper behavior imposed by the people who break the social norms of a society, thus becoming subjective to a label of “deviant”. Deviants often have punishment bestowed upon them by law enforcement officers and their local court systems. The question asked by criminologist throughout time is, “what is the underlying cause of crime?” “Is crime a learned behavior forced by strain due to the depleting environment an individual inhabits?” “Are individuals with a genetic mutation destined to become deviant?” All of these may be a result of biological and social constructionist theories of deviance, this essay will define the opposing differences and the relation of the two in this essay. Both hold contributing factors to the construction of deviance in society, but are both highly conflicting theories. Before going into the theories of deviance, the definition of deviance must be further explained. The codification of deviance can vary widely between different cultures, a norm in one culture can be considered deviant in another. For example, the notion of cannibalism has been proved by anthropologists to be a spiritually divine form of ritualistic sacrifice in the ancient Aztec culture of Mexico. Yet in Western culture murder and...
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...Why did sociology (as social science develop)? Who was the founding father of sociology? Main contributions of Sociology Early Auguste compte: Founding father of sociology, coined the word sociology How is Sociology different from other social sciences? Emile Durkheim: influenced development of functionalism 4 types of suicide by Durkheim: Egoistic: Mentally ill, lonely, social outcast, depression Altruistic: Kamikaze pilots, suicide bombers, cult members, obligation to the group, Fatalistic: Inmates, elderly, terminally ill, hopelessness Anomic: Anyone who cant deal with chaos, such as stock market crash or 1929-Insecurity Anomie: When society’s norms are questions, much social change, Society is rapidly changing Institutions are weakened, family, religion. Gender norms are questioned; values and belief systems are questioned Theory of structural functionalism 1 If a structure exists in society its because its functional, the social structure exists because it works Social structures: anything external to people that has ways of affecting us, like religions, schools, Any pattern of social organization external to people that has a way of influencing us. Example: Family Peers Media Religion School Exams Laws Marriage 3. This theory explains that society s a large social system with inter relation parts, all working together for a reason 4. If something in society...
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...Extent Are Human Rights Universal? Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that ‘all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood’ (The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948). This idea that human rights should be applicable and accessible to all, that they are, in all senses of the word, 'universal', is a topic of debate for many critics in all parts of the world (Tharoor, 1999: 5). The very concept of anything being universal is in itself controversial; can anything in our multicultural, multipolar world ever be ‘truly universal’? This essay aims to evaluate the extent to which human rights are universal, focusing on the imposition of Western norms on Non-Western countries, the cultural relativist view of universal human rights and the defence for human rights as a universal idea. The first hurdle that the idea of universal human rights faces is who defines human rights? Critics such as Michael Ignatieff argue that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a Western document, and that individuals from Non-Western countries are not given the same rights as those in the West (O’Connor, 2014). This is noticeable in the emphasis on individual rights as opposed to communal rights, which are commonly practiced in Non-Western countries. In addition, many of the rights stated are only accessible to the West, such as the right to paid...
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...\\ \ D \eviance as a violation of social norms Norms are rules and expectations by which members of society are guided.[2] . They are not necessarily moral, or even found grounded in morality; in fact, they are just as often pragmatic and, paradoxically, irrational. (A great many of what we call manners, having no logical grounds, would make for good examples here.) Norms are rules of conduct, not neutral or universal, but ever changing; shifting as society shifts; mutable, emergent, loose, reflective of inherent biases and interests, and highly selfish and one-sided. They vary from class to class, and in the generational "gap." They are, in other words, contextual. Deviance can be described as a violation of these norms.[3] Deviance is a failure to conform to culturally reinforced norms. This definition can be interpreted in many different ways. Social norms are different in one culture as opposed to another. For example, a deviant act can be committed in one society or culture that breaks a social norm there, but may be considered normal for another culture and society. Some acts of deviance may be criminal acts, but also, according to the society or culture, deviance can be strictly breaking social norms that are intact. Viewing deviance as a violation of social norms, sociologists have characterized it as "any thought, feeling or action that members of a social group judge to be a violation of their values or rules";[4] "violation of the norms of a society or group";[5]...
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...contradictory feelings in the hearts of Americans and people of the whole world. The same time the words of admiration and the honest governmental policy. The country that is brining democracy to the whole world: “America is a new kind of society that produces a new kind of human being-confident, self-reliant, tolerant, generous, future-oriented-a vast improvement over the fatalistic and intolerant human beings that traditional societies have always produced, and Islamic societies produce now” (Dinesh D’Souza, 2005). He is considered Americans to be the outstanding nation of those who set for democracy and eager to set the nations free (from terrorism, for example, if we speak about Islamic countries). According to Albert Beveridge a number of violations of human rights were observed in the end the 19th century and it seriously undermine the authority of the country and the government as well: “The rule of liberty that all just government derives its authority from the consent of the governed, applies only to those who are capable of self-government. We govern the Indians without their consent, we govern our...
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...“The minister’s son in his conceited impotence violates Tess more cruelly than her sensual lover” Discuss. In Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d’Urbervilles (published in 1891), Hardy portrays his heroine, Tess, as an innocent and poor country girl; a symbolic version of the rural women of the era who were mercilessly down-trodden in a male-dominated world, and who, when abused, were blamed for it. This novel has evoked generations of readers’ sympathy because of Hardy's portrayal of Tess’s tragic fate and her life journey as a victim of both individuals and the society she was born into. Since the first publication of this novel many critics have analyzed the source of Tess’ tragedy and downfall. This essay intends to analyze the novel to evaluate whether the evidence supports the title statement or not. Is it the ministers’ son ‘Angel’ or Tess’ sensual lover ‘Alec’ who violates her in a more cruel way? It will compare the ways in which Tess was treated badly by both men, and how the machinations of both tragedies combined led to the tragedy that was Tess’ death. It will primarily focus on the comparison of the behaviour of both men, specifically: Alec's sexual need and desire to have Tess versus the pedestal of “a visionary essence of woman—a whole sex condensed into one typical form” upon which Angel placed Tess. The meaning behind the title; The “double moral standard” applied to sexual endeavours; A conclusion of whether the title statement is correct and if so to what extent...
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...Violence in ice hockey has been an identifying staple in the sport since “the first hockey leagues formed in the mid-1880’s,” (Ice Hockey Origins, Growth and Changes in the Game). Since the modern era of hockey, and the creation of the Stanley Cup, hockey has been viewed as one of the most violent sports in western civilization. Clarence Campbell, former NHL President has even said that “[w]ithout violence, there would be no such thing as hockey,” (Coakley). To an extent hockey is unmatched in illegal assaults by any other sport, in both amateur and professional leagues, (Colburn). This does not mean that the contact in other sports is not as intense as hockey, for example rugby and football are both very “violent” sports, but this “violence” is carried out within the rules of the game. Hockey is different because it allows fistfights, which are acts of violence that are carried out outside the rules of the game. Hockey fights occur during stoppages of play, or if one breaks out during the play, the play is whistled down immediately in order to break up the fight. What makes this phenomenon interesting is the fact that in many amateur leagues and most professional leagues a five-minute penalty is assessed to the players involved in a fight. In other sports, where similar interactions between players do occur occasionally, an immediate ejection from the game is the penalty. What this does is “tacitly permit fighting by imposing a relatively lenient penalty,” (Colburn). During...
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...Name: Gunel Aliyeva Group: 2 Title: Home essay Instructor: Tural Mammadov Question: How are the differences between these two types of capitalism affecting the current phase of globalization? Answer: Neoliberalism – “Liberalism" can refer to political, economic, or even religious ideas. "Neo" means that a new kind of liberalism. Neoliberalism is a set of economic policies which there is the role of state is minimal emphasis on individualism, it means that in the neoliberal countries the government don’t interference to the market of economy. But the government helps to the removal of all barriers to commerce, and the privatization of all available resources and services. On the other way these are the goal of neoliberal economic globalization. That’s why this capitalism affects globalization process effectively. Statism- another type of capitalism which is the concentration of economic controls and planning by a highly centralized government that often extends to government ownership of industry. It means that the government to regulate markets, control profits, direct economic investment. In contrast to neoliberalism, statist capitalism don’t allow development of globalization. This is very differences between neoliberalism and statism. Question: What are the implications of the stronger presence of statist capitalism for international trade, international business and economic development? Answer: According to the comparability, international trade is more restricted...
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...Ethics Conflicts With Moral Institutions This essay is about the unusual step Professor Camayd-Freixas took of speaking publicly about his experience of having helped translate prosecutions of a huge number of illegal workers, who were arrested in the largest immigration raid of US history. Mr. Camayd-Freixas’ 14-page essay he distributed among other interpreters led to serious discussions as to whether it was appropriate for an interpreter to speak publicly about conversations with criminal defendants. In accordance with Cannon 6 (Restriction of Public Comment) of Iowa Court Rules’ Code of Professional Conduct for Court Interpreters and Translators, ‘’An interpreter must not publicly discuss, report, or offer an opinion...
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...of peacetime global society can be said to have a common moral language, it is that of human rights." The strong claims made by the doctrine of human rights continue to provoke considerable skepticism and debates about the content, nature and justifications of human rights to this day. Indeed, the question of what is meant by a "right" is itself controversial and the subject of continued philosophical debate.However, the aim of this essay is to explore the meaning of human rights and comment on human rights violation in Zambia since 1964. To begin with, it is worth mentioning that in order to gauge the future of human rights, it is vital to look at both the past and the present. In comparison to the early days of the 21st century, individuals are far more equipped in addressing human rights violations across the globe (Draper,1986:86). However, the road ahead is full of challenges as the human rights operate in a society which is ever evolving. As we advance to the future, individuals will see new challenges in addressing the human rights violations, both existing and emerging.When considering the future of human rights, it is imperative to...
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...This essay will address the social issue of euthanasia on terminally ill patients in Australia. This issue will be analyzed using the cultural perspective and functionalism theory. Euthanasia is not legal in Australia, most people who believed Roman Catholicism think that euthanasia is an unethical behavior, so that people lose their desire for life. However, the average percent of terminally ill patients who die in pain are 55%, they did not choose euthanasia which always suffering from pain in order to make their family happy. Although some people try to carry out euthanasia in the terminally ill patient, they still will suffer the criticism of public opinion. This to resulted in these people not only to suffer the pain of losing their family member, but also to face of public opinion. Similarly, some countries(Oregon, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands) to legalize euthanasia, which also received a public opinion accusations that the government does not pay attention to human nature. The main opposition to euthanasia in Australia is Catholic population. Euthanasia occurs mainly in critically ill patients and people with brain death. The adverse effects caused by euthanasia for people concentrated on emotionally and physically. When critically ill patients or their family help their choose euthanasia, which means they will suffer blame on the society. In a short time, they will be immersed in the pain of the bereaved and blamed from the society, they may be through a variety...
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...Argumentative Essay Hey Guys, today I will explain why every single human being should have the same individual rights rather they have education or not. Do you want to live in a world where people are suppressed by their way of life and having less right by who lives differently? Well I don't think so, I think that even though some people don't afford to go to school or go to college they should not have less rights than who can. I think that this is by far a violation of human rights and the declaration of independence and is a form of abuse to the people. Clearly in our minds we people instantly think that every human being should be able to be equal, well most people don't take that seriously. People...
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