Using material from Item B and elsewhere‚ assess sociological explanations of ethnic differences both in offending and in victimisation. (21 marks) In terms of offending‚ official statistics tends to over represent ethnic differences in offending and victimisation. However‚ self-report studies carried out by Graham and Bowling found that black and whites have very similar rates of offending‚ while Indians‚ Pakistanis and Bangladeshis had much lower rates. In terms of victimisation‚ black people are
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culture in relation to three categories: Linear-actives‚ Multi-actives‚ and Reactives. They all have their own work and life styles and there are different ethnic groups corresponding to each category. In Lewis’ s opinion‚ Linear-actives are organized and plan things in order‚ they do one thing at a time‚ who are suitable for logical work. Germans and Swiss are in this group. Multi-actives are red-blood and causal‚ they do many things at one time and do not like to follow the time schedule to work.
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let’s find out the definition of two words. A nation is a population with the same custom‚ tradition and culture. A state‚ or country‚ which is a government structure‚ has defined borders and territory. In “The Theory of the State‚” the author‚ a German political scientist‚ J.K.Bluntschli‚ said a nation has eight idiosyncrasies. The same language‚ the same belief‚ the same culture and custom are four items I agree with. In history‚ due to neighboring tribes were united gradually by means of invasion
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explains how European Americans are also very diverse‚ each with their own distinctive characteristics and traditions such as; French‚ Greek‚ Norwegian‚ German‚ Irish‚ Italian‚ etc. He further makes clear that‚ just because one is “white” does not necessarily mean that they all should
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Race and Religion Kathryn Roberts ETH/125 September 13th‚ 2013 Mrs. Shaden Elkhatib 1 Buddhism‚ is much more than the fat man you see at a Chinese restaurant that you toss pennies into. Buddhism is not called a religion but‚ a peaceful non violent movement of people wanting to live a calm and healthy life‚ and eliminate human suffering. No matter the race‚ origin‚ creed‚ etc; you are treated with respect . In Buddhism there is no separation between the body and spirit‚ so
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took over the German confederation; however‚ Prussia was prepared to unify them. Prussia had a mainly German empire. Therefore‚ nationalism truly unified Prussia. When Bismarck took control‚ he was a master of realpolitik. Bismarck’s method for uniting Germany was through blood and iron (Doc 5). He believed that the power of Germany should be allocated over all German People. In his eyes‚ war was the only option to achieving success. When nationalism emerged in the 19th Century‚ ethnic conflict threatened
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Spain and in the Two Sicilies‚ these powers intervened to restore conservatism. c. But Latin American republics broke from Spain. d. Metternich’s policies also dominated the German Confederation--through which the Carlsbad Decrees were issued in 1819. e. These decrees repressed subversive ideas and organizations in the 38 German states. D. Metternich and conservatism 1. Metternich represented the view that the best state blended monarchy‚ bureaucracy‚ and aristocracy. 2. He hated liberalism‚ which
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the Nineteenth Century Nationalism was the most powerful force in the 1800s. It came to the force with the French Revolution of 1789. It then contributed to the unification of Italy and Germany in the nineteenth century. At the same time‚ ethnic unrest threatened to topple the Ottoman and the Austro-Hungarian empires‚ Nationalism also contributed to the outbreak of wars. These included the Franco-Prussian War and World War I. Nationalism played a huge role in the 1800s‚ it united people
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to Henig (2002)‚ another cause of the first World War was the Franco-Prussian War. The war between France and Prussia (the future German Empire) that lasted from 1870 to 1871 ended with a humiliating defeat for France. It lost the regions of Alsace and Lorraine‚ and was forced to pay a huge indemnity to Prussia. The Franco-Prussian War led to creation of a powerful German
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Stepping well in to the twenty first century‚ as humans and citizens of our respective countries‚ we can see that many things have changed‚ and customs‚ cultures and traditions have all been evolved. Some countries have embraced the concept of Multiculturalism‚ while other countries have chosen to remain independent‚ and have maintained their stance on the traditional and patriotic principle of the Nation State. Opinions on which concept proves to be more beneficial for a country are often contradicted
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