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    Effects Of Ageing There first theory of ageing is social disengagement theory this is when the individual has a withdrawal of involvement. Many psychologists have studied this but the most known are henry (1961) this is common in older people because elderly people aren’t as mobile as they were when they were older so it’s harder for them to meet up with their friends and have opportunities. There can be many reasons for this: Ill Health- When an individual falls ill they may not be fully able to

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    Assignment 1: Aging Considerations‚ Theories and Research A. Aging Considerations in the Adult Life Cycle i. Young Adulthood Young adulthood is generally the period from age 20 to late 30s‚ and is characterized by slightly declining physiological indicators‚ such as stamina‚ endurance and other general aches and pains not experienced in earlier years. Young adulthood is a time of rapid growth‚ life changes‚ and learning‚ that influence an individual throughout his or her lifetime. According to Erickson

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    Social Disengagement Theory This theory was created and discovered in 1961 by two theorist called Cumming and Henry. Disengagement theory is when an older adult isolates themselves from the society; this is a process of mutual withdrawal. This is when elders slow down and aren’t able to do the things they were once able to do for example this may include golf‚ bowling‚ bingo‚ visiting friends and family and many other hobbies‚ this also may include voluntarily retiring as expected by society. They

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    Though there are many theories I studied one which is routine activity theory which was developed by Marcus Felson and Lawrence E. Cohen. These people strongly believed that crime is unaffected by social causes such as poverty‚ inequality‚ and unemployment. There are of course some sociologists who believe in the social causes of crime. Although there is of course some routine activity theory related crimes some sociologist just can’t agree. For crime to be committed‚ three aspects are needed A motivated

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    The Routine Activities Theory is an explanation of how a change in a person’s social patterns affects crime rates. At the center of the environmental criminology theory‚ the Routine Activities Theory examines crimes as events that happen at a specific location and time‚ involving specific persons and/or objects. There are three components necessary for predatory crimes to occur; a motivated offender‚ suitable targets‚ and the absence of a capable guardian. In the event that one is lacking‚ a predatory

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    Routine activity theory is a sub-field of rational choice[->0] and criminology[->1]‚ developed by Marcus Felson[->2] and Lawrence E. Cohen[->3]. Routine activity theory says that crime[->4] is normal and depends on the opportunities available. If a target is not protected enough‚ and if the reward is worth it‚ crime will happen. Crime does not need hardened offenders‚ super-predators‚ convicted felons or wicked people. Crime just needs an opportunity. The basic premise of routine activity theory is

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    Routine Activity Theory (a.k.a R.A.T.) is a criminological theory of victimization that shares similarities with rational choice theories. This similarity is because of R.A.T.’s three main assumptions: that all people are rational‚ intelligent‚ and act in their own self interest. Originally this theory was created by Lawrence Cohen and Marcus Felson in 1979‚ but also has some inspiration from Hindelang’s work on the study of routine daily activities in 1978. Hindelang argued that specific lifestyle

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    Cummings & henry 1960 social disengagement theory. | Activity theory Bromley (1966) | * Older people will withdraw from social contact with others * Disengage because of reduced physical health and loss of social activities * Cummings (1975) argued that older people would experience a reduction in social contact as they grow older and becoming increasingly ‘individual’ * ‘disengaging is a natural part of aging’ *  Everyone expects death‚ and one’s abilities will likely deteriorate

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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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    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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