When I was growing up we had little cliques in the neighborhood but nothing that we really considered a gang. There were no initiation rights or anything crazy that needed to be done in order to join except living in the same area. We also didn’t engage in violent activities‚ maybe some juvenile mischief but nothing criminal like selling crack or stealing cars. Part of this may be because I was a girl then and the activities we took part in were nothing like what the boys did. As a young teen some
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“In sociology‚ a theory is a way to explain different aspects of social interactions and to create a testable proposition” (Openstax College‚ 2015‚ p. 5). Sociologists use theories to explain things based on reason and critical thinking. Without these theories‚ sociologists would not be able to explain nearly anything in the sociological field. These theories include functionalism‚ conflict theory‚ and symbolic interaction. Functionalism is the theory that society is a structure with interrelated
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Is sending kids to adult prisons and trying them as adults the best solution for our crime problem or would rehabilitating juveniles be a better option? Most people agree that kids who commit violent crimes need to be punished. However‚ do they really learn anything from being punished as an adult? In today’s society‚ punishment and rehabilitation has always been a big problem within our views in the Juvenile Justice System. Rehabilitation beats punishment! Adolescents who are tried and convicted
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Asses conflict theories contribution to explaining the role of the family According to Murdock a family is a made up of two generations‚ heterosexual couples with dependent offspring. There are different views on what the role of the family is‚ but the main function of the family is to primary socialise children‚ stabilize the adult’s personality‚ gender role socialisation‚ social control‚ social status and economic consumption. All of which are very important in ensuring a smoothly run society
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Millions upon millions if Americans have been sent to prison without a victim ever claiming damages. It is important to look at the burden this mass level of incarceration places upon our society. Viewing the statistics‚ demonstrates just how the destructive mass of incarceration of victimless crimes have been high not only in women but in men as well. Drug offenses are self-explanatory as being victimless‚ but so are public order offenses‚ which also follows the victimless crimes. Public order
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Inner City Gang Memberships Inner city gang memberships involving the youth have become a problem across the United States. There are more and more young adults becoming involved in gangs and committing the crimes and violence that come along with the enrollment into the gangs. Parents today worry about their teenagers becoming involved and although they try to keep them out of the gangs they are unsuccessful at it. This paper talks about the gang membership for a young person living in the inner
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Structural Functionalism‚ Neo-Functionalism Conflict Theory & System Theory The origin of sociology developed and took place in Europe during the early eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The factors that led to the development of sociology are industrial economy‚ the growth of cities‚ and political change. Europe was changing from agriculture to factory production. Masses of people moved to the cities in search of work. In cities people met anonymity‚ crowding‚ filth‚ and poverty. The Industrial
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of the conflict style categories noted. Step 2. Record who you were with; where; what was happening; what you wanted to happen; what did happen; and what you felt‚ thought‚ and did in the space provided . Step 3. Indicate the extent to which this example can be generalized—that is‚ the extent to which it typifies your behavior with respect to a particular person‚ a certain type of person‚ or a specific situation. Conflict Profile Worksheet Collaborate A time I collaborated in a conflict and arrived
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asked to go to church with Granny Mac and her parents‚ Granny and Papa Turner‚ who lived a few miles away‚ across town. Dee-dee even became a Girl Scout leader at one point for the benefit of my oldest sister Tammy. Did I mention that we were the TL Gang? There was Tammy Lynn‚ Terri Lea and Tina Louise. We stuck together all of the time. I am only 10 ½ months younger than Terri‚ so we were practically twins. We spent a lot of time at Granny and Papa Mac’s house‚ too. Their house was smaller‚ but
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Gang Violence and Drug Involvement in the U.S. "Once found principally in large cities‚ violent street gangs now affect public safety‚ community image‚ and quality of life in communities of all sizes in urban‚ suburban‚ and rural areas. No region of the United States is untouched by gangs. Gangs affect society at all levels‚ causing heightened fears for safety‚ violence‚ and economic costs" (In The Spotlight) As the quote above shows‚ gangs and everything that goes with them has spread all over
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