OUTLINE AND ASSESS FUNCTIONALIST EXPLANATIONS OF CRIME AND DEVIANCE (50) INTRODUCTION * Structural theory * Believe that society is good and order is necessary * Therefore at first glance crime appears to be negative, but functionalists believe crime can be beneficial to social system PARAGRAPH 1 - DURKHEIM * Believed in consensus and need for social order + that crime was inevitable * He believed crime and deviance were product of lack of attachment to prevailing consensus
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has focused on the effect of imprisonment that leads to future offending. One form of evaluating specific deterrence reflects the recidivism rate of offenders who spent time in prison. Imprisonment does not always deter offenders from committing deviant acts or crime in the future but it does hinder them from committing them while they
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the concept that socialization and the creation of personal relationships form part of the main aspects regarding the development of human beings (Arppe, 2014). This development is what keeps people from engaging in crimes as well as other social deviant acts. For instance, people form different relationships with their friends and family. Therefore, they accept all the expectations and the social conditions associated with being part of relationships (Tibbetts & Hemmens, 2010). The reason is that
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recognition of power and showing thankfulness for their kindness. Saying please and showing gratitude serve a function in society. These actions are societal norms for asking for and receiving something and children that do not do these things are deviant to societal norms and are ill mannered.
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Some people fear to change, while Fringes people and the deviants don’t. When David and the group are captured in Fringes, the ruler of Fringes Gorden has a talk with David. He says “that is their great sin: they try to strangle the life out of Life ”(154) which ironically indicates Fringes people object to the idea that not to change. Meanwhile, the norms follow David and others to Fringes in order to discover more deviants. It turns out that the Fringes people have another understanding
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Media Representation of crime William and Dickinson (1971) found British newspapers devote 30% of their space to crime Media gives a distorted image of crime, criminals and policing compared to official statistics. The media: Over representation of violent and sexual crime Ditton and Duffy (1983) found 46% of media reports were about sexual or violent crime, compared to the actual 3% of crime records for this kind of crime. Marsh found violent crimes were 36 times more likely to be recorded in
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Chapter Seven: Deviance Deviance is recognized as the violation of cultural norms. Norms help guide us thought life activity. Crime is an act of violation of society formally enacted criminal law. Criminal deviance is divided into a wide range of offenses, from minor traffic violation to sexual assault to murder. In general that we would normally view nonconformity as breaking the rules, or regulation, like driving while under the influence of alcohol, stealing which is viewed as someone
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“This is a story of two boys living in Baltimore with similar histories and an identical name: Wes Moore. One of us is free… The other will spend every day until his death behind bars...” (Moore, XI) In The Other Wes Moore, the author, Wes Moore, and the other Wes Moore both grew up in similar, yet different, circumstances and had completely different outcomes. This captivating narrative demonstrates how the choices you make, make you. In the introduction, the author Wes Moore validates this statement
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Question 1 Which of the following behaviors is most likely the result of workplace socialization? • Holding the door open for a coworker • Responding to emails within two hours • Arriving on time • Listening quietly when your boss is speaking Question 2 What is the sociological definition of significant others? • Specific people important in a child’s life who have the greatest impact on their self-evaluation • Relationships characterized by intense emotional ties, face-to-face interaction
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Exam I Study Guide 1. Definition and focus of sport sociology. a. Sociology: interaction between groups and their inherent cultures b. Sport sociology: relationship between sport and society by examining its inherent institutions (race, genders…) i. “Sport is a microcosm of society. It mirrors our culture” (drugs, women, scandal) 2. Definition of the following terms: c. Socialization: The process of interacting with other people and learning social customs
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