Broken Homes and Juvenile Delinquency I. Introduction Juveniles are thought to be mischievous‚ almost expected to be in trouble. Realizing and understand what is too far is a major factor. Any action has consequences‚ but the measure of recidivism is what determines a delinquent from simple mischief. Broken homes seem to have hardship written all over it. The link between a broken home and delinquency are strongly believed. Much controversy resides in what is thought to be a broken home
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to control population and the low value associated with females in these societies historically and culturally‚ both China and India are now facing a serious gender imbalance. Female infanticide and sex-selective abortion are responsible for this gender imbalance. The two atrocious practices have led to problems such as elevated rates in female kidnapping and slave trade‚ as well as forced marriages. This paper will focus on the roots of female infanticide and sex-selective abortions as well as the
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Juvenile Delinquency has been an important area of study since the turn of the twentieth century. And has reached to a point where it is now considered a social phenomenon. When we look into the word social‚ it could be viewed as an issue that has to do with the way we are socialized into society. However‚ for this purpose we would have to look at some very important questions like: How is the concept of juvenile delinquency defined? Who commits delinquent acts? How much delinquency occurs each
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term ’’patriarchy’’ is an idea that is function by ideology. It started six thousand years ago‚ when ’’fatherhood’’ took place‚ meaning that the ruling of a family by the father or an adult male. In Greek‚ it means ’’rule of a father’’‚ stating that female live under father’s power because male are more muscular and powerful so they could determine what women should do or shouldn’t do through force‚ pressure‚ education or tradition to maintain their power. And women don’t have rights to make any decisions
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Description of Social Issue/Concern My concerned issue is juvenile delinquency. The reason I choose juvenile delinquency is because I felt it can be explained well by looking at the social learning theory. According to Siegel & Welsh (2012) social learning theory is applied to criminal behavior‚ theory stressing the importance of learning through modeling others who are criminal; criminal behavior is a function of copying or learning criminal conduct from others. The social learning theory argues
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not bound by typical male/female gender roles? The other day while I was shopping in the mall‚ I saw a very flamboyant gay couple. Being myself‚ I was perplexed‚ because a few days before in my English class‚ we were discussing gender roles‚ and how they are very separated. Usually the men have their own roles‚ as do the females‚ but what I saw at the mall that day was something totally different. Obviously it’s very different because in this relationship‚ both genders are not present. So I wondered
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Gender Violence In today’s society there is a stigma that males are predominately more aggressive than females. This stereotype is upheld when we take a look at nearly every prison in America‚ males are the dominant population. “Masculinity [is] usually characterized by dominance and aggression” (567). This assumption is also enforced in media‚ television‚ and especially in movies. In movies‚ most crimes‚ whether they are robbery‚ rape‚ murder‚ or drug related‚ are performed by a male or by groups
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Abstract This report examines the relationship between cigarette smoking among NUC females. The aim of this study is to determine the knowledge and attitude and behavior of female smokers. To reveal the different influences that are paramount in their smoking habits. This report investigates hypotheses regarding women smokers in college. Furthermore‚ test the Factors that contributed to the tobacco use among women. The findings explain the tremendous difference among the groups. However in light
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3Bulletin of Education & Research June 2008‚ Vol. 30‚ No. 1‚ pp. 33-41 Female Education and National Development: As Viewed By Women Activists and Advocates Saleha Parveen* Abstract The term development is very broad and may be interpreted in different ways by different individuals. It is a global process of societal change that is planned cooperatively by government and international organizations with the full and informed participation of the inhabitants of the area to be developed. In
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The Search of Utopia in Dystopia in Gulliver’s Travels Utopia‚ the word invented by Sir Thomas More for his 1516 book Utopia‚ describing a fictional island in the Atlantic Ocean‚ now is generally considered as a world which tends to be perfect‚ a world of equality‚ without conflicts. Utopia is a name for an ideal community or society possessing a perfect socio-politico-legal system (Smith‚ 2010). Although the word “utopia” was invented by Thomas More‚ people in western world had begun their
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