Social Theory II – Durkheim Required reading: PSN‚ pp. 265-278‚ and R. Cotterrell‚ Emile Durkheim: Law in a Moral Domain (1999)‚ Ch 7 (photocopied handout) Q: How far would Durkheim agree and disagree with Marx’s view of law? Q: Does modern law need a set of values to underpin it? Can sociology explain what values modern law must express? What answer to these questions does Durkheim give? Q: If Durkheim ’got legal evolution wrong’ does this destroy the significance of his view of law?
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recidivism but the social learning theories focus solely on social attributions. It’s not a question of teaching individual’s right from wrong but determining what social and environmental elements contribute to
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Hobbes vs Locke Thomas Hobbes‚ and John Locke both developed theories on human nature‚ the state of nature‚ how men govern themselves and the dynamics of the social contract. With the passing of time‚ political views on the philosophy of government steadily changed. In spite of their differences‚ Hobbes‚ and Locke‚ became two of the most influential political theorists in the world. Hobbes believed that man is not by nature a social animal‚ that society could not exist except by the power of
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Ideas of social justice are both changeable and contestable. These ideas differ between individuals and societies. The term social justice is ambiguous but can briefly be summed up as - social justice involves having the capabilities to voice feelings and opinions but also for these to be heard. To do so‚ there has to be an active participation within society in order to shape it. In short‚ social justice focuses on the individual and their values and beliefs. Social harm refers to the harm
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“Leviathan” John Locke: “Wherever law ends‚ tyranny begins.” Rights: “life‚ liberty‚ and property...” optimistic about humans IF equality and tolerance.... ultimate power with people Thomas Hobbe’s In Leviathan‚ Thomas Hobbe’s argued that ordinary people were incapable of governing themselves and should willingly submit to the sovereignty of a supreme ruler. They carry out the ruler’s demands‚ and the ruler‚ in return‚ agrees to keep the peace. This type of political theory is know as Absolutism
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John Dalton was an English chemist‚ physicist‚ and meteorologist. Dalton was born in 1766. He is best known for his work in color blindness‚ and of course‚ his Atomic Theory. His theory gave us an idea about what the universe is really made up of‚ and he paved the way for many more important scientific discoveries after he died in 1844. His theory was simple: He stated that all matter is made of atoms. He based his theory on two laws: the law of conservation of mass and the law of constant composition
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October 20‚ 1959 marked the one-hundredth anniversary of John Dewey’s birthday. This eminent thinker of the Progressive movement was the dominant figure in American education. His most valuable and enduring contribution to our culture came from the ideas and methods he fathered in this field. Dewey won a greater international following for his educational reforms than for his instrumentalist philosophy. Between the two World Wars‚ where previously backward countries were obliged to catch up quickly
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Theories of Ethnocentrism: Social Dominance Theory and Social Identity Perspective Compare and Contrast critically evaluate in light of relevant research and theoretical reasoning A major focus of psychology is in understanding why group conflict‚ inequality and ethnocentrism occur. Many researchers have developed theories and presented evidence to try and explain these issues and two predominant approaches have emerged. The first approach focuses on the relatively stable personality differences
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Politics and Individual Rights: John Locke John Locke is considered one of the most influential thinkers of the Age of Enlightenment. Locke’s ideas had a major impact on political thought‚ especially in France. He grew up in England with his father who was a country lawyer‚ and his mother‚ both of which were Puritans. Locke started his education as a King’s Scholar at the Westminster School in London‚ and then proceeded to the Christ Church‚ Oxford. He was more interested in the modern philosophers
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Enlightenment ideals and (p. 782) 2. Revolutionaries of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century (p. 783) 3. John Locke wrote the Second Treatise of Civil Government. Which of the following was not one of John Locke’s main ideas? (p. 783) 4. Which one of the following was not one of the basic ideals of the Enlightenment thinkers? (p. 784) 5. Jean-Jacques Rousseau‚ in his Social Contract‚ argued that in every country the sovereign voice of government (p. 784) 6. After the end of the Seven
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