motivated some young women in the country. " The young ladies, I must confess surpass our expectation: they are making astonish progress and everyone agrees they are growing up as delightful as they are full of social accomplishments. Their morals withal are irreproachable, without , however having the rigid austerity of
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the Quakers to a higher standard, and associates them with religion, trust, and justice, although both share the label of being colonial people. Burrough starts by addressing the fact that Quakers have not done any transgression to deserve the punishments that the Puritans have bestowed upon them. When he states, “[I]t is hard to relate the Cruelties committed against these People, and acted upon them by these Petitioners,” Burrough confronts the corrupt abuse the Puritans are giving the Quakers
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What is organizational culture? Where does it come from? Organizational culture can be loosely described as "the way things are done in an organization. It is a system of shared characteristics that the members in the organization value and which distinguish the organization from other organizations. Main characteristics that the organization culture defines include the following. 1. The degree to which innovation and risk taking behavior is accepted and valued. 2. The degree to which employees
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Jurors play a vital role in the United States court system. In criminal cases, jurors are responsible for determining the guilt or innocence of the individual. In other criminal cases, especially those pertaining to capital offenses, jurors help determine the sentencing of the defendant. In civil cases, the jurors primary goal is to determine whether the defendant is liable or not. The method of selecting a jury is meticulous process. The process in which an individual is selected is known as voir
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and this results in higher levels of C&D. The positive functions of crime: * For Durkheim, crime also fulfils two important functions; boundary maintenance and adaptation. * Boundary Maintenance- In Durkheim's view, the purpose of punishment is to reaffirm society's shared rules and reinforces social solidarity, this is done through the rituals of the courtroom which dramatises the wrongdoing and stigmatises the offender. This reaffirms the values of the law-abiding majority and discourages
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Chapter Eight: Deviance and Social Control Chapter Summary Sociologists use the term deviance to refer to any violation of rules and norms. From a sociological perspective, deviance is relative. Definitions of “what is deviant” vary across societies and from one group to another within the same society. Howard S. Becker described the interpretation of deviance as, “…not the act itself, but the reaction to the act that makes something deviant.” This coincides with the symbolic interactionist
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or good and evil. Moral norms can usually be expressed as general rules or statements, such as “Always tell the truth”. Moral values can usually be expressed as statements describing objects or features of objects that have worth, such as “Honesty is good” and “Injustice is bad”. Five characteristics can help pin down the nature of moral standards. 1. Moral standards deal with matters that we think can seriously injure or seriously benefit human beings. 2. Moral standards are not established
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nor certain licenses in many states, as of 1998, seven states absolutely barred felons from public employment. (Thompson and Manza 2000). Other states had more narrow restrictions, for instance, only covering infamous crimes or felonies involving moral turpitude. Some laws have been criticized for being over inclusive;(Ben Geiger July 2006) for instance, a law banning all criminals from working in health care jobs could prevent a person
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Erik Erikson- Adolescence ages (16 to 18) youths may experience a crisis described as a struggle between ego identity and role diffusion Ego Identity- is formed when persons develop a firm sense of who they are and what they stand for. Role Diffusion occurs when youths spread themselves too thin, experience personal uncertainly, and place themselves at the mercy of leaders who promise to give them a sense of identity they cannot develop for themselves. At risk youths- young people who are extremely
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exchange. PRIMARY ETHICAL CONSTRUCTS 1.The Question of Generality: Can the rules of right conduct that apply to individuals be generalized to collective entities, such as corporations? 2. The Question of Responsibility: Can a corporation have moral responsibility? If so, how is responsibility to be diffused and distributed throughout the corporate hierarchical structure? 3. The Question of Liability: Provided that corporations can be meaningfully said to be morally responsible, must their
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