Name: Chow Ka Chun Simon; Ssid: 1155032615 Course Code: SOCI 3003 Classical Sociological Theories Professor : Chan Hoi Man Tutor : Joanne Luk Date : 12th November‚ 2014 Mid-term Exercise Topic: Discuss the meaning and significance of social fact. In your paper‚ discuss why the concept of your choice may be considered as important for understanding the works of the theorist concerned. In addition‚ you may also discuss the border significance of the concept in helping you to understand the nature
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Biological‚ psychological‚ and sociological theories of crime all seek to determine why individuals commit crime. Biological theorists link crime to physical and/or mental traits of an individual. Psychological theorists link crime to influences of individual and family factors‚ such as events that take place during childhood that have an impact on an individual during adulthood. Sociological theorists link crime to an individual’s social environment‚ such as family and economic status
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aggressive men in social environments. I also followed the Vanderbilt gang rape case involving members of the Vanderbilt football team which seemed to be a prime example of falling into Social Norms or as the defense attourney in this particular case described as “College Culture”. I am using social norms theory to provide a sociological explanation of masculinity‚ physicality‚
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Analyse one area of social life using three sociological theories Education plays a major role in the early years of human life‚ further developing the skills and abilities taught to individuals by their families during primary socialisation and instilling upon them the necessary requirements to become functioning adults in society. Since the Education Reform Act 1988 (Legislation.gov‚ n.d)‚ there has been a national curriculum in place that teaches academic knowledge‚ this essay will focus more
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Sociological theories can be divided into two categories‚ macro-sociological and micro-sociological theories‚ otherwise known as structural and action theories‚ respectively. As sociological theories‚ they both aim to explain the society we live in‚ but differ in where they choose to focus their explanation‚ with macro-sociological theories observing society as shaping the individuals that live in it‚ and micro-sociological theories observing individuals as shaping the society they live in. Structural
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Aristotle originally introduced virtue Ethics to society in ancient Greek times. Virtue Ethics tells us that we should look at the character of the person instead of the actions or duties a person performs. Instead of concentrating on what is the right thing to do‚ virtue ethics asks how you can be a better person. Aristotle claims that leading a virtuous life is easy‚ and those who do‚ do so to be happy. Happiness is the ultimate goal for everyone in life. To become a better person‚ you must practice
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Comparing conflict theory and social control theory Ann M Thomas CJA/540 criminological theory September 7‚ 2010 Professor Steve Nance A major purpose of this paper is to discuss conflict theory and social control theory from many phases. Sociological imagination originated in 1950 beginning with C. Wright Mills‚ an American sociologist. The concept of sociological imagination refers to how many factors there are in sociology that shape and mold the connections between what indirectly associates
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Social Interactionism is the real trick that individuals use images to shape their own perspectives about the world. Social interactionists concentrate how individuals use images to add to their perspectives of the world and to speak with each other. William Ogburn was a humanist who bolstered typical interactionism. Images individuals inside of society to build up an association with each other and to help us to interface with each different too. "They examine up close and personal interactionists;
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of there ties to social institutions. This theory he speaks about is called Social Bond Theory. At this time in my life I was left without anyone to draw a bond with. For around a year and a half I was moved from five different foster homes never creating that bond with the families that was needed to prevent delinquency. The whole time I also had been to three different schools because for bad behavior. At this stage in my life it is easy to see that Hirschi’s theory of social bond was prevalent
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One relativistic theory of ethics is situationism. Situationism (also known as situation ethics) was devised by Joseph Fletcher‚ who was strongly against absolutist theories for instance; legalism and also disliked how religions were taught implying there were some rules that could never be broken‚ as he thought these rules are too demanding and restrictive. He then created this theory of situation ethics which is seen as the ‘mid way’ because it lies between antinomianism and legalism. Antinomianism
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