Response Paper #1 Marx‚ Weber‚ Durkheim‚ introducing the godfathers of sociology. Three of the most influential theorists that are debated on and about till our present time. How have three very different individuals in history have maintained the template as we know it to understanding society‚ which has been over three centuries old? How is it that three different worlds and times in history‚ has had such familiarization not only for their respected times but a revelation to today’s systems and
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and other ways of supporting their lives and achieving goals. There are many different factors that have to be considered when examining the role of access to opportunity structures in causing crime and deviance. Merton’s (1998) ‘Strain theory and anomie’ argues that deviance arises from the structure of society and that unequal access to legitimate opportunity structures is the cause of deviant behaviour. The main point that Merton’s theory outlines is the fact that people engage in deviant behaviour
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This is further reinforced through repetition in the metaphor “Fell and I fell with her and I’ve been falling ever since”. Symbolising Old Bill’s increasing disenchantment with the world as the passing of time since ‘the fall’‚ accumulating with the revelation of Old Bill’s current lifestyle. Through this notion Herrick intelligently reflects upon how one moment in life can destroy one’s sense of belonging to previous
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In what ways do modern societies give rise to processes of ‘individualization’? How are these processes liable to affect people? Individualization is a relatively new concept within modern sociology. In a pre-modern individuals were seen to be tied down by institutions that put forward a set of norms and values many people ran their life by. A good example of this is religion. In a pre-modern world most of society were seen to be part of a religion and if you weren’t it was seen badly within
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Jimmy Boyle’s self-portrayal A Sense of Freedom (1977) provides a captivating and truthful knowledge into his life of wrongdoing and imprisonment. The personal history‚ as per Boyle is an endeavor to caution youngsters that there is nothing fabulous about wrongdoing and roughness. It gives a full portrayal of his life from an exceptionally adolescent age‚ with a point by point understanding into his adolescence‚ encounters of unimportant wrongdoing‚ sanction schools directly through to his grown-up
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brings. Another undesirable and burdensome trait that comes with unemployment is the lack of income. It is a socially common concept that a person is viewed as worthless without a stable income‚ especially if they have a family to support. This kind of anomie can lead to many hardships that can lead to the self-destruction of an individual. It’s a common belief that unemployment can ultimately lead to alcoholism‚ aggressive behavior‚ and sometimes isolation. Especially having to give the financial burden
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Randy Kraft Sotey Thomas Dr. K. Dowler California State University Stanislaus This research paper is based on the actions of the serial killer named Randy Kraft. This paper will contain three separate theories that will be used to describe and possibly answer reasons why he did what he did. The three theories that will be included are rational choice and routine activities from the Choice Theory‚ the social strain theory from the Social Structure Theory and the social control theories
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William Spengler and the Strain Theory Mohammad Gilani Humber College PFP 201 Amanda Scala Monday‚ March 25‚ 2013 William Spengler and the Strain Theory William Spengler Jr. killed two firefighters and severely injured 2 other firefighters and a police officer. Police later found that he was also associated with other crimes. Police say that they could not find a motive for his actions‚ but General Strain theory provides some suggestions as to why William Spengler would commit the crimes
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Examine some of the ways in which Marxists explain crime. One way in which Marxists examine crime is the idea that they feel crime is inevitable in capitalism because capitalism in itself is criminogenic. Due to capitalism being based on exploiting the working class by using them as a means of making profit‚ this is therefore damaging to the working class and arguably explains why crime is committed. Due to the exploitation of the working class‚ which may lead to poverty and in some cases the only
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PERSONAL PERSPETIVES ON THEORIES AND DEVIANCE THEORIST THEORY OWN SUMMARY OF THE THEORY OWN SUMMARY OF DEVIANCE EMILE DURKHEIM CONFLIT THEORY The status of a person affects his life into the society. Because of this class status‚ it defines who will be the right person and who is wrong. ROBERT MERTON STRAIN THEORY When societal norms‚ or socially accepted goals‚ place pressure on the individual to conform they force the individual to either work within the structure society has produced
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