Heather Woody 1) Compare and contrast any two sociological theories. Be sure to identify major theorist associated with the theories. Which is the better explanation? Why? Survival of the Fittest/Social Darwinism & Altruism Herbert Spencer used the phrase “Survival of the Fittest” after reading Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. Mr. Darwin’s biological theory called‚ ‘natural selection‚’ was what he considered the preservation of favored races in the struggle of life. The
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MATHEMATICS PRACTICE TEST . PRACTICE QUESTIONS Here are some practice examples to show you what the questions on the real test are like. Practice Example 1 5+2= A: 5 B: 6 C: 7 D: 8 E: None of these Practice Example 2 Which is the largest number? A: 403 B: 4600 C: 406 D: 4060 E: None of these Practice Example 3 4879 What value does the circled digit in the number above represent? A: 4879 B: 700 C: 70 D: 7 E: None of these Please fill in your answer on the
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The Control Bonding Theory is broken down into 4 elements or bonds to conventional society that explain why people decide not to engage in delinquent or criminal behavior. It does not mean that it never happens; each element just explains why the likelihood decreases. These 4 elements are the attachment‚ commitment‚ involvement and belief. The attachment element according to the lecture by Dr. Hoofman means to be attached to one’s family‚ school and peers (Hoofman‚ Unit 5c Lecture). In doing so
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P4- describe the role of lay people in criminal cases D1- evaluate the effectiveness of lay people in English courts Introduction Lay people are people who don’t get paid and who are not qualified; they are volunteer’s‚ lay people in the law are the magistrate and the jury and I will be explaining their role and the advantages and disadvantages of having lay people get involved with the legal system. The Magistrate A magistrate is some one who is not paid or is qualified and is only
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Describe and evaluate the learning theory for attachments. The learning theory suggests that we are born with a blank slate which means everyone starts off exactly the same‚ and then we learn all of our behaviours once we are born. The learning theory is split into two areas‚ Operant and Classical conditioning. Operant conditioning is one part of the learning theory to describe attachments. This states that attachments are formed through positive and negative reinforcements. An example of positive
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Two Main Theories of Special Education There are two main theories to special education. One is the cascade of services and the other is the inclusion theory. I will discuss some of the advantages as well as some of the disadvantages of both theories. I will also discuss which theory I believe in and why. Evelyn Deno developed the cascade of services in 1970. It is the outline of the continuum of placement options. There are seven levels to the cascade and they serve as a diagnostic filter. The
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Public Policy Affecting The Correctional System By‚ James Briscoe Briscoe 1 The fastest growing component of our criminal justice system is the correctional side. With prison populations growing at a rapid rate and no money in our economy to build new prisons or hire correctional guards to watch them‚ it is becoming UN healthy and dangerous to house inmates especially in California. There are more inmates than guards right now and the inmates that are coming into some prisons aren’t even
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construction surpasses them greatly. This is due to many factors such as differences in the workplace‚ different approaches to seeking healthcare and social expectations for both men and women ingrained in early childhood and adolescence. However‚ one must also consider biological factors which are innate such as the differences in the structure of the brains of each gender and sex differences for both male and females. This essay argues that although biological factors do contribute to social divisions
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P3 – Describe how two businesses are organised P4 – Explain how their style of organisation helps them to fulfil their purposes Unit 1 Business Environment Hierarchy Hierarchy The shape of a hierarchical organisational structure is the pyramid. A hierarchical organisation is a group of objects structured to be subordinate to a central idea or person. The person in charge sits at the top of the pyramid (paid most). Each job description (manager‚ deputy manager etc.) sits below the top in
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The three cultural factors that might cause working class educational underachievement are intellectual development‚ language and attitudes and values. Intellectual development. Refers to the development if thinking and reasoning skills‚ such as the ability to solve problems and use ideas and concepts. J.W.B. Douglas (1964) found that working class pupils scored lower on tests of ability that middle class pupils. He argues that this is because working class parents are less likely to support their
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