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    Conflict/Marxist Theory –Vold distinguishes between Marxist and Conflict perspectives‚ and lumps "post-modern" perspectives in with Conflict. Explain the differences between these two "critical" views of crime‚ particularly on the issue of social power (be sure to include Sellin‚ Vold‚ Quinney‚ Black‚ Chambliss & Seidman). How does one go about "testing" conflict theory? What‚ according to Vold et. al are the limitations of Conflict Theory? Finally‚ Post-Modern theory suggests that "domination"

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    prevailing theories that can be found in every family through television‚ movies‚ and actual families all across the nation. To understand the behaviors of a family you have to look at each individual and understand the contributing factors to their actions and social skills. “In the social learning system‚ new patterns of behavior can be acquired through direct experience or by observing the behavior of others.” This is explained through the social learning theory. The social learning theory explains

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    through the perspectives of a functionalist and a conflict theorist‚ the two major theories of Sociology. Sociology: The Essentials defines both of these perspectives. Functionalists “view society in terms of how it contributes to the stability of the whole.” Conflict theorists “emphasize the role of coercion and power‚ a person or group’s ability to exercise influence and control over others‚ in producing social order” (16-18). These two theories have very different perspectives on social issues

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    criminalized by law in a society. From the sociological aspect‚ there are two major models that explain the origin of law and crimes: the consensus theory and the conflict theory. These two theories have radically different views on what crimes are. “The consensus theory is rooted in John Locke’s (1632-1704) “Social Contract Theory”” (Cox). According to Locke’s theory‚ government is based on a social contract between rulers and their subjects. The government needs to deal with the population justly; otherwise

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    In a social conflict perspective to bully‚ is a macro view‚ which is a view of society a whole and how a society is different in gender‚ religion‚ and race‚ and how it raises to conflicts in bullying and how people bullies others‚ and how certain types of people more vulnerable to being bullied then others‚ by their race and class. Conflict theorist would take a look into how society deals with bullying‚ in terms of conflict and tension from comparing different groups‚ (Schaefer and Haaland‚ p. 20)

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    The Effects of Early Pregnancy towards the Living and the Health of the Mother and Her Child. Purpose and Reason of the study: It is important to study Early Pregnancy because the rate of teenage pregnancy in our country is increasing; mothers are becoming even younger and younger these days. According to the studies conducted by the World Bank‚ the Philippines are among the top 10 countries where there are an increasing number of teenage mothers. Seven out of 10 Filipina mothers are adolescents;

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    unwanted teenage pregnancy? Outline Topic: Teenage Pregnancy Can Be Overstepped. I. Introduction Due to increased number of teenage pregnancy today’s society should take serious steps to prevent it and improve the situation by supplying a better sexual education at home and at school by both their parents and teachers. II. Background Teenage pregnancy is a large and growing problem over the world especially now when people have more rights and freedom of choice. The main causes of teenage pregnancies

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    Part-III: Social Sciences & Hunanities ISSN-L: 2223-9553‚ ISSN: 2223-9944 Vol. 3‚ No. 2‚ September 2012 ISLAMIC PREVENTIVE MEASURES ON PREMARITAL TEEN SEX: A RELIGIOUS MODEL Salmi A. Sudan* Institute of Education‚ IIUM‚ MALAYSIA. Nik A. Hisham Institute of Education‚ IIUM‚ MALAYSIA. Siraje S. Abdallah Institute of Education‚ IIUM‚ MALAYSIA. Nik Suryani N. Abd. Rahman Institute of Education‚ IIUM‚ MALAYSIA. ABSTRACT Premarital sex behaviors among adolescents or adults are subjected to the

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    In Sociology‚ the conflict theory explains that individuals interact only by shared conflicts and not by their agreements. It is normal for there to be conflict among people‚ but odd for there to be unity. Most of the time when the social conflict theory is discussed‚ it is about class structed‚ but it can also be seen within families. When looking at family‚ it can see that they usually perpetuate social inequality per the social conflict theory. The idea of conflict in families is mainly started

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    that personal issues are projected as social problems by people in an attempt to rationalize a linkage to society. However‚ in employing the sociological imagination it is believed that distinctions are able to be made between the two. Take teenage pregnancy for instance (“Sociological Imagination”). Under the suggestion made by Mills‚ underage mothers should be able to recognize that they are not the only ones who are dealing with the same problem. This is a large-scale public concern that faces

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