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    Social Contract Theory Social contract theory‚ nearly as old as philosophy itself‚ is the view that persons’ moral and/or political obligations are dependent upon a contract or agreement among them to form the society in which they live. Socrates uses something quite like a social contract argument to explain to Crito why he must remain in prison and accept the death penalty. However‚ social contract theory is rightly associated with modern moral and political theory and is given its first full

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    DIVISION OF LABOR IN SOCIETY The Division of Labor in Society by Emile Durkheim explains how in the modern societies the division of labor affects individuals and society contradicting Marx’s belief that the division of labor will all result to alienation. Durkheim argued that the division of labor is not necessarily “bad” for it “increases both the productive capacity and skill of the workman; it is the necessary condition for the intellectual and material development of societies; it is the source

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    country‚ choose one of the following social process theories: Differential Association‚ Differential Reinforcement‚ Containment TheorySocial Control Theory‚ or Labeling. Develop a crime reduction and/or prevention policy that is based on this theory (you now have plenty of resources to develop a plan so think big!). Explain how the theory justifies the policy and why you expect the policy to reduce or prevent crime. My policy would be social control theory‚ as stated earlier it’s development was

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    Describe and discuss the social learning theory of gender development - 10 marks The social learning theory states that gender is effectively learned through others. It also states that there are no differences between males and females psychologically. This would lead to the fact that gender differences occur because of society and other factors such as culture and religion. Firstly‚ the social learning theory states that individuals learn or develop behaviours through attention and retention

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    Spring 2010 The field of social work is constantly being influenced by new theories and ideology that affects how social worker’s engage and interact with their clients. The new ideology of the theories can impact the values of social worker’s. The purpose of this paper is to explore and inform how the concepts of relationship or alliance with clients from the work of the RCT theorist‚ Judith Herman‚ and Paulo Freire has influenced my values and developing sense of social work practice. As a

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    two theories of identity and compare their usefulness for explaining the real world issues discussed in chapter 1‚ ’Identities and diversity’. The study of identity is primarily the study of ’who we are’ and ’who we are not’ in comparison to other people‚ what makes individuals and groups of individuals unique from each other is a very controversial issue. This essay will look at two theories that aim to address this issue‚ namely‚ the Psychosocial theory and the Social Identity Theory (SIT)

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    Social Control Theory There are many things in today’s society that unknowingly control our actions and behaviors. Bonds that exist with our surroundings have a profound effect on how we live our lives. Since the 1900’s conformity has been the focus of every society here on Earth. If people are given an idea about what is right or wrong and the outcomes for each decision are clearly shown; the chance for deviance is greatly lessened. This summary will contain history of the social control theory

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    family and her discharge plans from a hospital. As I lack the information‚ I would need to assume some parameters. I am Jean’s social worker working on her discharge plan with a multi-agency hospital team. I will assist Jean to receive an information about support available after her discharge‚ helping her to make an informed decision. I will work on identifying social work theory relevant to this case. This will allow me to choose a suitable method of intervention to assist a family in making decisions

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    development. Friendships suggest a new type of socialization for children‚ where the social interactions offer development of skills and interests. As mentioned by Aseltine (1995)‚ peer groups are often formed based on social interaction opposed to social influence. Individuals tend to gravitate towards other of similar interests‚ where the group then fosters particular attitudes and beliefs. In relation to the social learning theory‚ individuals learn certain behaviours through observation and imitation of

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    What is the Social Contract Theory? Do I think that it can be defended? In this paper I will define what the Social Contract Theory is and how and why I think that it can be defended against its critics. Social Contract Theory is a contract that the people of a given area agree upon to live by. In this contract the people agree upon rules or laws to live by there is usually some sort of government that will help to enforce and administer these rules and/or laws. If people break or disobey

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