...1. The Quebec student riots caused by a proposal to raise the price of tuition, can be related to Robert Merton’s strain theory. Merton’s theory is built on the idea of anomie that Emile Durkheim introduced. Anomie is described as a social condition in which norms are weak, conflicting or absent. In the case of the Quebec student riots, they are absent due to the students ongoing efforts to prevent the rise in tuition. Merton’s main concern is that societies do not provide the correct means or avenues to achieve cultural goals. For some of the protestors, raising the price of tuition would mean that it would be more difficult for them to get an education and that would influence whether or not they can reach these cultural goals and become contributing members to society. The strain theory says that there are usually two conflicting parties which plays in why the deviance occurs and a conflict arises. The two conflicting parties are clear to see as there are some people that agree with the proposal in Quebec and some that do not. 2. Howard Becker’s labelling theory attempts to explain why certain people are seen as deviants and delinquents while others who behave similar are not seen this way. The theory suggests that people who are seen as deviants have usually been labelled by others. In the TED Talk video, Damon Horowitz speaks of his experience when labelling someone as a deviant or delinquent. 3. The video of the man speaking about the different types of crimes...
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...other takers, Lay is a taker who likes to mingle with powerful people who are going to be useful for him. However, takers may be able to approach relationships but it is hard for them to maintain relationships because people tend to stay away from takers. For instance, one of my classmates in elementary school was a good faker, and she approached me to fulfil her needs. She got close to me because she wanted to eat lunch at my house. By the end of the school year, my mother found out that she is a taker because she was not willing to help me when I needed her help. This experience have taught me that...
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...theories, is on the factors that bond individuals to conforming lifestyles. The bonds act as social and psychological constraints on the individual, binding persons to normative conformity (Toby 1957; Hirschi 1969). People deviate from norms when these bonds to conventional lifestyles are weak, and hence, when they have little restraining influence over the individual. Among control theorists, Travis Hirschi (1969) has made the greatest contributions to our knowledge about bonding processes and deviant behavior. Writing on the causes of delinquency, he argued that four aspects of bonding are especially relevant to control theory: emotional attachments to conforming others, psychological commitments to conformity, involvements in conventional activities, and beliefs consistent with conformity to prevailing norms. Among the most important of the bonding elements are emotional attachments individuals may have to conforming others and commitments to conformity—psychological investments or stakes people hold in a conforming lifestyle. Those having weak attachments—that is, people who are insensitive to the opinions of conforming others— and who have few stakes in conformity, in the form of commitments to occupation or career and education, are more likely than others to deviate (see, e.g., Paternoster et al. 1983; Thornberry and Christenson 1984; Liska and Reed 1985). In effect, these individuals are ‘‘free’’ from the constraints that ordinarily bond people to normative...
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...on social forces in regards to suicide, specifically social integration and moral regulation on human behavior. The text also states that the role of religion on suicidal behaviors is also neglected. Durkheim argues that suicide is a social fact and can be described using sociological terms and methods. He insists that “suicide rates increase when there are deficient integration and regulation functions within religious, familial and political group” (page 923). He emphasizes the importance of integration, especially as an important function for youth behavior. Durkheim also covers school factors and points out that schools are important institutions in adolescent life, including involvement in school activities and valuing education. Weak bonds to schools can alienate adolescents and increase the likelihood of suicide. There is a pattern of this type of thought in Durkheim’s work. Weak bonds to religion and religious institutions have a similar effect. According to Durkheim, religion is a product of society, a communal phenomenon and commitment to collective norms, traditions and values. Religion leads to less self-destructive behavior and less chances of suicide. Ties to positive institutions promote collective positive values. The text doesn’t really explore, however, how religion can be a negative influence and contribute to suicide. For example, what about a 16 year old football player who attends church religiously and participates in youth group and other activities...
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...Earths surface and composes 55-70% of the human body. Water is an excellent solvent due to its chemical composition and physical attributes. According to USGS (http://water.usgs.gov/edu/qa-solvent.html ) Water molecules have a polar arrangement of the oxygen and hydrogen atoms—one side (hydrogen) has a positive electrical charge and the other side (oxygen) has a negative charge. A polar bond is a covalent bond between two atoms where the electrons forming the bond are unequally distributed. This causes the molecule to have a slight electrical dipole moment where one end is slightly positive and the other is slightly negative. "Like dissolves like" is an expression used by chemists to help them remember how solvents work. The expression refers to "polar" and "nonpolar" solvents and solutes. For example water is polar and Oil is non polar thus water will not dissolve oil. Therefore nonpolar molecules don't dissolve very well in water, including many organic compounds, such as fats and waxes. Water molecules can become attracted to several other types of molecules due to its polar bonds. Water can become so heavily attracted to a different...
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...life. However, when it comes to extreme cases, isolation is very bad for someone’s well-being, according to Michael Bond who states, “for most people, prolonged social isolation is all bad” (Bond, “How Extreme Isolation Warps the Mind”). Overall, isolation has several negative impacts on the human mind and body. Extreme isolation can affect someone in three distinct ways: physically, mentally, and socially. Isolation can be caused either by yourself or by others. Isolation is being separated from others by one of the three following circumstances: living in a remote area, a perception of being removed from a community, or being held captive in a room. The main type of isolation is called social isolation which is the absence of social relationship and is typically considered very unhealthy if the time being spent alone becomes excessive. Another distinct type of isolation is called emotional isolation which can result from social isolation and is when people keep feelings completely to themselves. Physical health is very important to live a healthy, long life but in many cases of extreme isolation physical health is negatively affected. Bond states that “we’ve known for a while that isolation is physically bad for us. Loneliness interferes with a whole range of everyday functioning, such as sleep patterns, attention, and logical and verbal reasoning” (Bond). In the early 1940’s, a young girl named Anna received minimal to no care, living in an attic like room for the...
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...“Swimmers take your mark,” as the referee says. A loud “BEEP” and a flash indicate that you dive off the block and start swimming your race. Gretna's swim team has a huge bond that can not be broken. We all are individuals swimming as a team to bring home these awards that we earned for our hard work. If the school had taken away our team, we would be devastated about it as a whole and we would do everything in our power to get our team back. I will be starting three topics on why we should be able to keep our sport: our bond, our hard work, and reasons not to take away Gretna’s swim team. The term bond means: something, as an agreement or friendship, that unites individuals or peoples into a group; covenant. We swim, we eat, we play games, all as a team to form a bond. We fight we disagree but after every single practice and meet we come back together as a team and our team is a bond that can not be broken. Our hard work as a team, we swim 6,000 yards everyday. Whether it's five-o'clock in the morning or four-o'clock in the evening we are always swimming. Even though we say we hate the sport deep down we love it. After every single day that we get out of the water, it feels so good that you accomplished a workout that most people can't even do. That's why it takes a special team of us to swim for...
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...the top. However, emphasis is placed on material success so people feel pressure to deviate from accepted norms and values. People are tempted to reach the top even by illegal means, he explains this as ‘Anomie’. Anomie means normlessness - where norms no longer guide behaviour and instead anything goes. Merton identifies five possible responses of a strain to anomie. Conformity; people conform even if they are unlikely to achieve the goal. Innovation; accepting the goal of success but have little chance of achieving through normal means, turning to illegal means. Ritualism; abandoning the goal of success but stick to the rules (working in a dead end job). Retreatism; reject the goal of success and normal means to achieve it, drop out of school becoming tramps and drug addicts. Rebellion; reject the conventional goals and means of achieving them and replace them with alternative ways. Merton’s theory offered an explanation for working class crime but it raises some unanswered questions; Why do some lower classes but not all of them become deviant? His theory focuses on an individual not a group, therefore how can crime and deviance be explained in terms of the strain theory if crime and deviance is mostly collective. Also, Merton cannot explain things like vandalism and violence. Merton is criticised by Valier by...
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...The Breakfast Club is about a group of teenagers who have detention on a Saturday for almost nine hours. All the kids in detention come from different backgrounds and hang out with different groups. First, we have Andrew who is a jock and wants continually seeks his father’s approval by being good excelling in sports and beating up kids at school. There is Brian, who is a nerd that’s in the math and physics club and brought a flare gun to school. Claire is considered a princess and is the popular girl in school; she got detention for skipping school. Allison is the basket case and doesn’t have any friends; she is only there because she had nothing better to do. Next, is a student named John, he is the bad boy. He has a drunken abusive dad, and is the kind of kid who always gets detention. The final character, is the Principle who tries to be tough and firm with the students. I noticed in this film there was a lot of tension between the characters. There was primary tension which means anxiety arising early in a group formation, as members work out their relationships and role. I saw this in Brian when he sounded really nervous while he was talking during the beginning of the movie. I also saw this tension in Allison because she hardly made a sound in the beginning of the movie, with the exception of a couple weird sounds. There was also secondary tension; meaning there is a task related tension that stems from different opinions, about the substantive work of the group. An...
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...Sampson and Laub emphasized the importance of certain events and life changes, which can alter an individual’s decisions to commit (or not commit) criminal activity. Sampson and Laub predict that people who have more social capital in adulthood like getting married and having a good job that you enjoy. Will most likely desist through what they call turning points in life. The Turning points are a break or a change in a person’s criminal pathway. The occurrence of turning points can be having quality relationships with others, getting married, having stable employment, and going into the military (Denver, 2011). All of these have a great effect on the desistance of crimes. But what if they people with weak social bond? Well those who don’t create a bond usually are the ones getting into trouble and usually doesn’t care about anything. The only thing that can stop them in their criminal pathway is a trajectory such as going to the military or getting...
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...Running Head: FISCAL POLICY Fiscal Policy Paper ECO/372 September 1, 2012 The team has learned that deficits, debts, and surpluses are accounting measures. There are many things to consider as important whether a budget is in surplus or deficit. The true importance is the health of the economy. The state of the economy needs to consider when to make a decision about whether deficits or surpluses are beneficial for the United States. Taxpayers have implemented how their money is in use when paying off deficits and how surpluses are in use to give back to the country. Debates of how taxpayers should use their money extremely important on how it affects deficits, debts, and surpluses. One debate is about how concerned an individual should be about deficits involves the future of the Social Security System and Medicare users. Unemployed individuals depend on these types of benefits and the number of users affects the accounting measures. To discuss the United States deficit, here are some examples of opinion from a University of Phoenix student. In addition, part of our discussion will illustrate the United States financial reputation on an international level. This will include an example of importer and exporter. Our team will give an example of an (importer) an Italian clothing company and for an (exporter) a domestic automotive manufacturing. Understanding accounting measures involves the health of the economy, which can be...
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...THE GREAT PLEBEIAN COLLEGE Alaminos City, Pangasinan COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION Demonstration Lesson Plan in English Grade 7 Prepared by: ULLYSES P. GINES Pre-Service Teacher Cooperating Teacher: MRS. ABELA F. ALVIS Cooperating School: THE GREAT PLEBEIAN COLLEGE (High School Department) Principal: MISS ELLEN P. DE OCAMPO, MAEd Pre-Service Teaching Supervisor: MR. FEDERICO A. LOPEZ SR., MAEd Dean, College of Teacher Education 1st semester A. Y 2015-2016 Demonstration Lesson Plan in English Grade 7 Luna I.OBJECTIVES At the end of the lesson, students should be able to: a. Arrange chronologically the events in the story; b. Describe the main character in the selection; c. Relate the story in real-life situation and d. Give the theme and moral lesson of the story. II.SUBJECT MATTER A. Topic: Princess Urduja ( Short Story) B. Reference: English Communication Arts and Skills through Philippine Literature by Lapid and Serrano,pp.119-122 C. Instructional Materials: textbook, chalk and chalk board, visual aids, pictures of famous and powerful Filipino women leaders, video, projector, speakers and slide presentation. D. Values: Leadership Women Empowerment Critical Thinking III. PROCEDURE A. Preliminary Activities 1. Prayer 2. Checking of Attendance 3. Passing of Assignment 4. Short Recall Ask the students the following questions: a. What are the common purposes of writing? b. Define paragraph. c. Enumerate...
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...His research explains to us that the reason for people delinquent behaviors had to do with their society bond being weak and broken. He believes that when it comes to attachment individuals that are less attached to others are less likely to care about what people think about them. Also, the individuals that are close to others are more likely to care about what their parents, friends, and peers say about them. Additionally, he thinks that a child relationship with parents...
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...explain what causes some human beings to commit crimes. One of the most well-known theories that tries to explain why criminals commit crimes is called the social control or social bond theory developed by a theorist named Travis Hirschi. Hirschi also wanted to figure out why people don’t commit crimes instead of just figuring out why they do and he tried his best to answer those questions using his social control theory.The social control theory developed by Mr. Hirschi states that a person who has bonds with family, friends, the community, or other groups is less likely to participate in criminal activity than people who do not have those solid bonds in their life. (Glick & Miller, 2008, p. 175) Some theorists criticize this theory because they say not having bonds with friends, family, or the community has no effect on whether a person becomes involved in criminal activity or not. This paper will use the movie Crime and Punishment in Suburbia to demonstrate the validity of the social control theory by showing that not having strong bonds in a person’s life can drive them to commit criminal acts. Crime and punishment in Suburbia is the perfect movie to use in order to demonstrate the validity of Travis Hirschi’s control theory because it is about a girl named Rosanne who lacked social bonds in her life which led her to commit a crime. Rosanne appeared to be the perfect teenage girl. She was a beautiful cheerleader who dated the quarterback of the football team. She also...
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...Deviant behaviour is minimized when people have strong bonds that bind them to families, peers, religious organizations, and other institutions that may conform to what society deems morally correct and not deviant” (Adler, 2012). Families are a major source of controls that prevent deviance and if developed early in life, children will not be as susceptible to the deviant influences of peers, nor will they respond to strain with deviant actions and as a result adolescents with strong bonds will not want to risk breaking the rules. The probability of deviance increases when a person’s ties to society are weakened or broken. “Travis Hirschi theorizes that juvenile delinquency is a result of lack of strong bonds to institutions; adolescents with few attachments to their parents, teachers, or other usually positive role models; with little commitment to family, school, or other conventional institutions; with weak beliefs in conventional values; and with little involvement in conventional activities are free to act on their deviant impulses” (Brym,...
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