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    City of God The movieCity of God” is a very interesting story‚ based on a true story in Brazil in the city of Rio de Janeiro. There are two young men growing up in a very poor neighborhood‚ one young man is named “Rocket” which he is a photographer who takes pictures of what is going on in his town‚ crime‚ drugs‚ gang violence‚ etc. He wants to become to the most famous photographer in the world. The other young man is named Ze Pequeno‚ he is a drug dealer‚ who tries to become the infamous drug

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    Deviance Deviance: Behavior that violates the standards of conduct or expectations of a group or society. However‚ different culture defines deviance differently. Same behavior can be defined as conformity for some culture but in contrast defined as obedience for other culture. * Example: Alcoholism (some society look it as an acceptable behavior but some society (Islamic) look it as deviance. Deviance involves the violation of group norms‚ which may or may not be formalized into law.

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    significant role in the social and economic development of every city. Movies and films use various settings to reflect the planning and structure of different regions in the world. For example‚ the film City of God by Fernando Meirelles. It focuses on the social network in a planned community intending to undergo restructuring after experiencing a natural disaster. The movie shows the impacts of poor organization and design in a city. The concerns are evident in the lifestyle‚ setting‚ and characters

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    Anomie Theory of Deviance Dahlia Magdy Abdal-Hakim This paper is an application of Merton’s Anomie Theory of Deviance (1957) on August Wilson’s play Fences. The present research is a sociological approach aims to analyze how the structural and the cultural factors of a society forces people to be under strain to accomplish goals. These factors play a crucial role shaping each character in the play along with their differences. In accordance with Merton’s Anomie Theory of Deviance‚ choosing

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    Deviance is a behavior that violates the social norms‚ in other words‚ it is a behavior that violates the standard of conduct or expectations of a group or society (Wickham 1991: 85). Though it may be sometimes positive‚ it is mostly considered in a negative view. The functionalist‚ interactionist and conflict perspectives seek to explain the concept of deviance. According to the functionalists‚ deviance is a common part of human existence with both negative and positive consequences for social stability

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    Informal cites or slums are cities that are set up without the government’s permission but are fighting for their place in society. The government is often weak and at odds with the people which leads to a need for them to exert their ability to shape their own lives regardless of the rules and impact the world around them. GraceLand by Chris Abani‚ The Children of Sisyphus by James Patterson‚ and “City of God” all shoe the positive and negative sides of trying to shape one’s life while living in

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    City of God (2002) is a crime/drama film‚ which presents the lives of underprivileged youths residing in a favela in the shadow of Rio de Janerio; Cidade de Deus. The film’s protagonist‚ Rocket‚ provides the voice-over narration‚ providing a portal insight into gang warfare which has divided the favela. Author and cinematography‚ Blain Brown’s book Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers and Directors‚ catalogues various cinematography techniques utilised in filmmaking

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    Deviance is the recognized violation of cultural norms. Since norms guide basically all human activities‚ the concept of deviance is broad. But what causes some people to be deviant? Could it be childhood problems? Could it be current adulthood complications? Or could it be maybe they just don’t know that they are violating cultural norms? Today genetics research seeks possible links between biology and crime. I am going to research the possible link between child abuse and deviance. Psychological

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    The Objective/Subjective Dichotomy Objectivism: Deviance as an Act The assumption that there is something inherent in a person‚ behavior or characteristic that is necessarily deviant Statistical Rarity If a behavior or characteristic is not typical‚ it is deviant. Harm If an action causes harm‚ then it is deviant. Folkways: If you violate these norms you may be considered odd‚ rude or a troublemaker Mores: Those standards that are often seen as the foundation of morality in a culture

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    Deviance Deviance is defined as‚ “The recognized violation of cultural norms.” Deviance is an act of rebellion against a set of rules‚ and each society establishes different norms. Individuals are expected to follow a specific rule‚ and if broken they may be labeled as deviant. In many situations‚ breaking these laws and rules should not be acceptable but sometimes it is necessary. However‚ being defined as deviant isn’t always because

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