...Punishing anti-social behavior does not get to the root of the problem: social and economic inequality. Discuss. Since a few years, the press underscored that some behaviors were unpleasant and were characterized of anti-social. This means that laws and customs are exceed by rowdy youngsters in general. Many observations in the press show that it is a growing phenomenon which is a real problem for the country in which occurs. Nowadays the main solution is just to punish. That's why it is legitimate to ask if punishing those acts is the only way to solve this problem by it's root. Few solutions are mentioned but among all of them, one seems most effective, it consists in reducing economic and social inequalities. This essay is going to argue that the solution of this issue resides in the best balance of both elements. To start with, we have to define what does “anti-social behavior” mean. The main definition is that it is a catch-all term to describe neighborhood disturbing. In fact, it encompasses all behaviors that are against the law. A few people think that the solution of anti-social behavior is to find the rowdy youngsters who disturb the life of others and to punish them by putting them into a jail, or make them paid for what they did. Of course it is going to be effective in a way, because when you punish someone, no matter how, it discourages him to repeat what he did. Nevertheless in this case of anti-social behavior, it concerns so much people that it...
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...Without a single definition of the term anti-social behaviour, what is, and what is not classified as anti-social behaviour, is an ongoing debate. The wide spectrum of behaviours which can be covered under the expression anti-social behaviour, differ greatly in levels of intensity. This is seen through The Scottish Executive, 2003, which states anti-social behaviour can encompass anything from dog fouling and littering, to sexual harassment and violence. The Home Office and the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 give different, yet both extremely vague, descriptions of anti-social behaviour; while the Home Office defines it as ‘any aggressive, intimidating or destructive activity that damages or destroys another person's quality of life,’ the 1998 Act expresses it as behaviour that ‘causes or is likely to cause alarm or distress to one of more persons not of the same households’. People hold different views on anti-social behaviour, due to how and where they were brought up, just as can generation and cultural differences cause diverse perceptions. Due to the vagueness of the term anti-social, it can allow anybody to be accused by anyone of being anti-social. This gives many problems as how to tackle anti-social behaviour, as the area of trouble is so large, and as society and technology is changing, new policy developments need to be continually made. A distinctive characteristic of anti-social behaviour is the insignificance of whether the criminal law has actually been broken....
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...Abstract Extreme cases of social roles or influences usually need treatment. Such as in the case of social influences and altruism were in the extremes it is necessary to correct behaviors that occur. However, choice is the clear decision maker in determining actions, whether good or bad, correct or incorrect, education needs to be available for people to make the right decision. Social Influences on Behavior Paper By examining the basic concepts and of human interaction in social situations and the way behavior changes by examining altruism and social influence we can get a better understanding of these concepts through a psychological perspective. What happens in these situations and if the effects of the situations require treatment or if the behaviors require correcting. Altruism is “behaving in a way that helps another person with no apparent gain, or with potential cost, to oneself.” (Kowalski, R., & Westen, D., 2009) There are several theories within altruism, there is ethical hedonism, “…asserts that all behavior, no matter how apparently altruistic, is and should be designed to increase one’s own pleasure or reduce one’s own pain.” (Kowalski, R., & Westen, D., 2009) This theory offers that giving money, food, etc. is only done by an individual to compensate for their own sorrow and making themselves feel better. Another theory is reciprocal altruism, “…natural selection favors animals that behave altruistically if the likely benefit to each individual over...
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...Essay ‘Using social psychology theories, discuss the situational factors that affect the likelihood that people will engage in prosocial behaviour. What is the evidence for these effects, and how might changes in our society affect the likelihood of people acting prosocially? According to Gross (2010) the term prosocial behaviour is used to describe behaviours carried out by individuals intended to benefit others, such as helping, cooperating, comforting, reassuring, defending, sharing, donating to charity and showing concern. Whether one displays prosocial behaviour can, to a certain degree, be dependent on several situational factors as explained in social psychology. These factors typically include the individual’s analysis of the situation, the number of bystanders and the cost of helping (Piliavin, Dovidio, Gaertner, & Clark, 1981). When discussing this issue, it is essential to refer to social psychology theories as they provide insight and evidence on why people act prosocially. The key theories addressed throughout this essay include social cognition theory, attribution theory and the social exchange theory. By understanding prosocial behaviour, psychologists have led the search in finding ways to influence an increase in helping behaviours. The first apparent situational factor linked to prosocial behaviour is the individual’s internal assessment of the situation. The decision model of helping, devised by Latané and Darley (1970), outlines a five step process...
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...National University of Modern Languages Institute of Business & Finance Department of Accounts & Finance Lahore Campus Final Thesis on CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND EMPLOYEE BEHAVIOUR SUBMITTED BY: STUDENT NAME Roll No. BS (Accounts& Finance) Honors Session from ----- to -------- Thesis Report on Computer Marketing Company National University of Modern Languages Faculty of Management and Science It is hereby certified that the report has been thoroughly and carefully read and recommend to the Faculty of Management and Science for acceptance of final thesis report by name & registration #. Session (August-13 to July-14) Morning.In partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of B.S. (Accounting and Finance) of National University of Modern Languages Lahore. Date: 16-Oct-14 Supervisor name: Supervisor Signature: Plane Member Name: Plane Member Signature: Head of Department: Letter of Transmittal Head of Accounting & Finance Department, National University of Modern Languages, IBF Campus, Lahore. Dear Sir/Madam; It is to present you the thesis report which is executed at Computer Marketing Company as required by the university as a degree requirement for B.S. (Accounting and Finance) program. This report has been prepared in accordance with the guidelines issued by the department. It is the result of my first professional experience. This is a partial...
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...We Are Detrimentally Dependent on Technology October 13, 2010 Abstract Technology comes in many forms and no aspect of our lives is untouched by some form of technology or another. Technology is defined as “the practical application of science to commerce or industry”. Technological development into present day has been meteoric to say the least. With the advancements of nearly every aspect of human life having some tie with technology, one might start to see a synergistic relationship between humans and technology. However, while some would believe this relationship has been beneficial for us, we believe there have been detrimental effects from our growing dependence on technology. 1 Introduction No one can argue against the fact that the human race has made enormous bounds in advancements in the last century. From developments in technology which affect society, how we communicate, the field of medicine and education. Technology has not left any aspects of our lives untouched. There will be no shortage of people who would argue that the technological advancements of the 21st century have been beneficial to society. While beneficial, we believe that, as a society, we must realise the magnitude of our dependence on technology and the ramifications if it were to be taken away from us. This paper argues that humans have formed a detrimental symbiotic relationship with technology in its many forms. This paper will investigate the changes that technology has affected, and show that...
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...CUSTOMER JOURNAL OF BEHAVIOUR The influences of social e-shopping in enhancing young women’s online shopping behaviour Charles Dennis, Brunel University, UK* Alesia Morgan, UltraSoft Technologies Ltd., UK Len Tiu Wright, Business School, De Montfort University, UK Chanaka Jayawardhena, Loughborough University Business School, UK Abstract The background to this paper is that shoppers, particularly women, are motivated by a variety of different reasons, including socialising and enjoyment. Despite the growth of Internet retailing (e-retailing), these social needs are largely unmet in e-shopping. In the high street, women do most of the shopping but online shopping (e-shopping) tends to be dominated by male shoppers. At the same time, social networking is growing fast and is especially popular amongst young females. The purpose of this paper is to draw on prior research about why people shop in order to explore the concept of social e-shopping, based on combining e-shopping with social networking. We propose that shoppers, particularly young females, will prefer social e-shopping to traditional e-shopping. We carried out a qualitative study for our propositions with a comparison experiment, semistructured questionnaire and focus group, to compare a traditional e-shopping website with a social e-shopping one. The findings reveal that young women prefer social e-shopping sites. Both utilitarian and hedonic young adult female shoppers found social e-shopping enjoyable and...
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...Outline one or more explanations of media influence on pro-social behaviour and discuss research support Pro social behaviour is when the acts are intended to benefit others. This is usually seen in fundraising campaigns whereas anti social behaviour is usually seen on the news. The social learning theory explains this by learning through media as indirect reinforcement; the media portrays pro-social behaviour as if you see people helping charities then you become aroused to do the same. Hearold in 1987 completed a meta analysis of over 1000 studies seeing the effect of TV on behaviour. Overall he found pro-social to be more effective than anti-social in effecting people. This study is recognised due to the large amount of studies it used so can be generalised to a lot of different places around the world. However, making a conclusion from this many studies is difficult to operate. Another explanation of the media influence is exposure to the pro-social messages. Children watching TV are exposed to a large number of pro-social acts. An early content analysis of US broadcasting found that on average there were 11 altruistic acts and 6 sympathetic behaviours per programming (Skrafkin 1075). However these acts are frequently appeared in the context of anti-social behaviour. From this we can conclude that studies continue to demonstrate pro-social content on TV is clearly as evident as anti-social behaviour. Howard and Roberts 2002 studied toddlers from the age of 14 months watching...
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...perspectives Sociological perspectives is a perspective on human behaviour and its connection to society as a whole. It invites us to look for the connections between the behaviour of individual people and the structures of the society in which they live. The structures are functionalism, Marxism, Feminist, Interactionism, Collectivism, Postmodernism and New right. Functionalism Functionalism is a perspective created by Emile Durkheim. He believed society was made up of inter-connected institutions for an example education, family and government which depended on each other to function. Functionalists see society as being similar to the human body. In the same way the body relies on the heart to pump blood round to other vital organs like the lungs and brain. Functionalists see society as being constructed of different inter-dependent components like the family and education system. So in the same way the human body would fail if the heart stopped, functionalists’ argue society would stop working properly if the family stopped functioning properly. Functionalists say this would happen because the family is an institution in which primary socialisation occurs. Primary socialisation is where younger members of a family are taught societies norms, values, roles and beliefs, By having the same values which we all share, a value consensus is establish. Therefore we can see the family has a function in the social system. This perspective of society differed from other sociologists...
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...to. (P2) Sentences and orders | Description the sentence or order | Type of offender | Youth sentences. | Sentences are designed to be supportive as well as a punishment and therefore vary in style for young people offenders. For example young offenders under the age of 18 are often given sentences designed to support them in turning their behaviour around which can include. * Child curfew scheme * Truancy orders If none of these work YOT will use other strategies as a pre-court measure these include. * Reprimand * Final waring | ASBO, assault | Financial penalties | Penalty where an offender is required to pay a certain amount of money to the court. | Drug Possession, Burglary | Antisocial behaviour measures | Anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) are intended to control the nuisance elements in a community to improve the quality of life for all of the other residents. These orders generally last for a minimum of two years and contain certain conditions which must be obeyed. ASBOs impose restrictions or conditions on someone, such as: * Retracing access to residential area * Not committing the same behaviour again * Not associating with certain people | Graffiti, noise pollution, littering | Community sentences | Which often require the offender to give certain number of hours to serving the community. This could be removing graffiti or helping landscape waste. | Damaging property, benefit fraud | Custodial sentences | This means spending...
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...by a police officer. The child may then be sent off to a youth offending team to complete voluntary work also known as community service, this will help to teach the youth a lesson not to punish them. A final warning is given to a child who admits that they are wrong in the offence they have performed. The child must then be assessed by a series of activities to help see the causes of their offending. Anti-social measures ASBO’s (anti-social behaviour orders) and ABA’s (Acceptable behaviour agreements) are given out to help prevent anti-social behaviour from happening. An ASBO helps within the act of preventing an individual from committing the offence again, it can also stop the youth from being allowed to enter certain areas to help protect the community. An ASBO can be given to any child aged 10 years and over, its intention is not to punish the individual but it must be put in place to let them know of their wrong doings. An ABA is a written agreement which states that the person must agree to not act in a certain manner that will be classed as anti-social behaviour. It is an alternative to an ASBO and is put in place when the person issuing the ABA feels as if an ASBO isn’t suitable for the situation. Financial Penalties This involves the offender having to pay a certain amount of money to the court depending on how bad the offence is. If the individual committed murder giving them a financial penalty would not be suitable however for offences such as disrupting the...
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...Distinction | D1 - Evaluate the impact of one piece of crime and disorder legislation. | Scenario As part of your interest in the criminal behaviour you have successfully gained a placement at a local magistrate’s court. You have been asked to prepare some materials for an open day for members of the public. Task 1: You have been asked to produce an information leaflet outlining current crime and disorder legislation. In your leaflet you should consider relevant legislation such as: Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003, Crime and Disorder Act 1998, Police Reform Act 2002, Criminal Justice Act 2003, Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. This provides evidence for Unit 12 P1 Task 2: In order to expand on this you should analyse the impact of 2 pieces of legislation on individuals (offenders, victims and witnesses), communities and the relevant public service. This provides evidence for Unit 12 M1 Task 3: Finally you should evaluate one specific piece of legislation, whilst looking at the impact on all levels (including individual, society and organisational). Ensure you include a consideration of whether the legislation has had the desired effect. This provides evidence for Unit 12 D1 CONTENT Crime and disorder legislation: current criminal justice legislation covering crime and sentencing e.g. Antisocial Behaviour Act 2003, Crime and Disorder Act 1998, Police Reform Act 2002, Criminal Justice Act 2003 Impact of...
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...Youth Justice http://yjj.sagepub.com/ Book Review: M Little and B Maughan, Effective Interventions for Children in Need, The Library of Essays in Child Welfare and Development, Ashgate, Burlington, VT, USA, 2010, £120 Hb, ISBN 978-0-74562-825-2 Declan Coogan Youth Justice 2011 11: 194 DOI: 10.1177/14732254110110020603 The online version of this article can be found at: http://yjj.sagepub.com/content/11/2/194 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for Youth Justice can be found at: Email Alerts: http://yjj.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts Subscriptions: http://yjj.sagepub.com/subscriptions Reprints: http://www.sagepub.com/journalsReprints.nav Permissions: http://www.sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav Citations: http://yjj.sagepub.com/content/11/2/194.refs.html >> Version of Record - Jul 13, 2011 What is This? Downloaded from yjj.sagepub.com at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) on April 16, 2014 194 Youth Justice 11(2) alongside England and Wales and in so doing makes some invaluable comparisons and contrasts in light of the differing legal systems. Nonetheless, this does raise questions about the primacy accorded to the Scottish Sheriffs’ accounts in the second section of the book in light of the markedly different approach to ASBOs adopted in Scotland, especially where young people are concerned (pp. 121–125). The Sheriffs’ accounts clearly lend support to extant concerns about net-widening (cf. Squires and Stephen, 2005)...
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...An Analysis on How to Handle Dysfunctional Customers And how they affect on Food Servers in selected Restaurants at Eastwood City ------------------------------------------------- A Method of Research and Thesis Paper Presented to the Faculty of the Hotel and Restaurant Management Arellano University - Pasig ------------------------------------------------- In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement for the Degree in Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management Presented By: Calinao, Loreinn G. Tierra, Alyssa Marie G. Encio, Mary Bless Estrada, Erik E. Romero, Jerry Arellano University – Pasig Pag-Asa St. Brgy. Caniogan Pasig City Approval Sheet In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management this Method of Research entitled “AN ANALYSIS ON HOW TO HANDLE DYSFUNCTIONAL CUSTOMERS AND HOW THEY AFFECT FOOD SERVERS IN SELECTED RESTAURANTS IN EASTWOOD CITY” was prepared and submitted to the College of Hotel and Restaurant Management. PROF. LOUIE REYES Adviser Approved by the members of panel on October 2014. With a grade of ____ ________________________________________ Chairman _______________ _______________ _______________ Member Member Member Accepted in partial fulfillment of Bachelor of Science in Hospitality and Restaurant Management PROF. KATHERINE GUEVARRA ...
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...international environmental groups such as World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and local organisations such as the Auckland Zoo (over the potential loss of Orang-utan forest habitat to palm oil plantations). The negative publicity from the palm oil debate created damaging ‘noise’ for Cadbury’s ongoing worldwide ethical brand building efforts and its high profile announcements that it would shortly be using the Fairtrade logo for the flagship Dairy Milk brand in key global markets, including Australia and New Zealand (Fairtrade Foundation 2009). Less than three months later Cadbury caved into the conservationists’ demands and reversed their palm oil policy (e.g. New Zealand Herald 17th August 2009). This case study illustrates the relevance of buyer behaviour theories...
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