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For better illustration‚ the background of the case including the fact will be pointed out first. Strain theories will be applied to explain the causes of Tsui Po-ko to commit the crime. At Marco level‚ Merton’s strain theory of social structure and anomie will be discussed. At Micro Level‚ Agnew’s general strain theory will be discussed to give a comprehensive theoretical analysis. Background of the case Mr. Tsui Po-ko was a police constable in the Hong Kong Police Force who was implicated in three
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Social deviance is a term that refers to forms of behavior and qualities of persons that others in society devalue and discredit. So what exactly is deviance? In this essay we are concerned with social deviance‚ not physiological deviations from the expected norm. In general‚ any behavior that does not conform to social norms is deviance; that is behavior that violates significant social norms and is disapproved of by a large number of people as a result. For societies to run with some semblance
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Life through Our Interconnections with Others Ashley Muth Professor Tonmar Johnson Sociology 001 T&R 9:30-10:45 6 March 2012 What insights people to commit an action? Is it of their own design or perhaps from an influence or lack of an influence that insights this action? As human beings living in a society with the diverse influences of others‚ our decisions and actions tend to be the reflection of society whether they be positive or negative‚ rather than of our own creation. According
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241‚ 243). This can be illustrated through research conducted in the United Kingdom which cited a lack of social integration and feelings of isolation as challenging 97 percent of the communities studied (Easton‚ 2008‚ n.p.). Anomie has also been cited as the cause of social violence during sports activities (Bodin‚ Héas‚ & Robène‚ 2004‚ n.p.)‚ popularity of political leaders such as Hitler (Poulantzas‚ 1974‚ p. 230)‚ current Wall Street culture of excessive economic individualism
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sociology saw crime and deviance as social facts. (Giddens 2001 pg. 207). They are essential and necessary to a society’s progression. The problem with this is that traditional norms become undermined and if you don’t replace them‚ Anomie exists. Durkheim believed Anomie exists when there are no clear standards to guide behaviour‚ social values and
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Social disorganization‚ illustrated by Shaw and McKay‚ is the theory based on understanding crime through examining the context of neighborhoods within a city. After studying a map of the city of Chicago‚ it was found that delinquency is concentrated in specific areas. This area where crime is concentrated (as ascribed by Park and Burgess) is known as Zone 2 the zone in transition. Shaw and McKay found that crime is concentrated in zone 2 and as you move out into zones 3‚ 4‚ and 5 delinquency
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Summarise labelling theory and then consider its effectiveness in considering youth crime and anti-social behaviour in contemporary British society Labelling theory is the theory of how applying a label to an individual influences their lifestyle‚ and how the social reaction to this label influences the individual. "...social groups create deviance by making rules whose infraction creates deviance‚ and by applying those roles to particular people and labelling them as outsiders. From this point
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Sexting is the moral panic of our time. A moral panic is the intensity of feeling expressed in a population about an issue that appears to threaten social order. Something commonly known as ‘Sexting’ is sending nude or semi-nude photos to another through mobile phone. More and more often‚ teenagers are sending sexually explicit images of themselves to their partner or friends for varying reasons. Females are using their ‘sexuality to survive’ (Christie Barron; Dany Lacombe‚ 2005) The ideal role
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In this next section I will be talking about how biker gangs apply to Robert K. Merton’s strain theory. Strain theory assumes that criminal behavior‚ social class‚ and deviant behavior are closely related‚ but are different based on the nature of the relationship. It was a way to explain human conduct and to explain the abnormality of the criminal. Human conduct is not within the individual but rather in the social institutions‚ social groups and social organization. People respond to different situation
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