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    October 14th‚2014  Eng 122  A Marxist Approach to “2BR02B”  Kurt Vonnegurt JR’s story “2BR02B” critiques how America os  at the point of being over populated and the only possible  solution to it is population control. The author implies that a  human being is just an object that can be bought by another  human being.  Patiently waiting in Chicago Lying­in Hospital‚ Mr. Edward  Wheling‚ was awaiting the arrival of his triplets. As the doctor  and the hostess of the gas chamber were having a conversation

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    Assess the usefulness of Marxist approaches in explaining crime (21 Marks) Marxists see society as divided into two opposed classes; a small capitalist ruling class and a majority working class. Marxists do not agree with perspectives such as Functionalism‚ and see the law as a reflection of a value consensus among society’s members; instead they see law and crime as arising out of the structure of capitalism and reflecting the values of ruling class ideology. In their view the structure of the capitalist

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    According to the history of development theory‚ there are a wide variety of development paradigms that was emerged to assist all societies to develop economic‚ political‚ and social including cultural sectors. In order to eradicate the problem of poverty from all societies‚ especially third world nations; one of the most significant development paradigms that would effectively guide to overcome the problems is modernisation theory. Modernisation theory was formulated as a tool of capitalism. It

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    inclusive approach to social situations (Wellmer‚ 2014). The theory itself offers a comprehensive explanation of Marxist philosophy while explicating its chief fiscal and political concepts relating to materials‚ personification‚ desire‚ and the analysis of mass culture (Corradetti‚ 2011). The theory found its catalyst around the time of World War II when the liberation of human beings fueled the mind of Max Horkheimer to develop the theory to provide an idea that through struggle‚ freedom is possible

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    elsewhere‚ assess the usefulness of Marxist approach to an understanding of crime and deviance’ (21 marks) There are numerous Marxist theories that help us to understand crime and deviance in different ways‚ however they are all based around the same ideas. They believe capitalism causes crime in three different ways including‚ selective law enforcement‚ criminogenic capitalism and ideological nature of the law. Traditional Marxists believe that crime is inevitable in all societies because

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    usefulness of Marxist approaches to an understanding of crime and deviance (21 marks) Karl Marx‚ would not have considered himself a Marxist but nevertheless‚ here’s what you get: Karl Marx believed that criminals are as much made as born. He theorized that Societies determine what they view as crime but that the "minority in control" determines the scope and distribution of punishments as well as the levels of punishments. Of capitalism Marx wrote about the concept of how crimes such as unfairly

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    Positivist Theory - Crime

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    Outline three major features of the positivist theory approach to crime? Positivism is a theory of knowledge which states that science is based upon theories that have been derived solely upon empirical evidence. The positivist theory approach to crime consists of three major features which include biological‚ psychological and social positivism. Biological: The biological component of positivism seeks to examine data from sources such as twin studies‚ family studies‚ genetic patterns and biochemical

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    Strain Theories Of Crime

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    Individuals who experience these strains become upset‚ and they may turn to crime in an effort to cope. Crime may be a way to reduce or escape from strains. For example‚ individuals may steal the money they want or run away from the parents who abuse them. Crime may be used to seek revenge against the source of strain or related targets. For example‚ individuals may assault the peers who harass them. Crime also may be used to alleviate negative emotions; for example‚ individuals may engage in illicit

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    Digital Crime Theories Various theorists have attempted to explain the cause of crime‚ in general‚ using various theories. In the current digital world of technology‚ these theories have been modified to explain why people commit digital crimes. Similar to other forms of crimes‚ theorists claim that there are specific reasons as to why people commit a digital crime. This paper aims at explaining digital crime and the various theories that explain why people engage in digital crime. Choice Theory Choice

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    Theories of Crime Causation Colleen Garland CJ102: Criminology Kaplan University 3/9/15 Abstract This paper will look at different theories in Criminology that are used to describe why crime occurs. The theories that will be looked at are Rational Choice Theory‚ General Theory of Crime‚ and Labeling Theory. The elements of each theory will be defined‚ any similarities or differences will be looked at‚ and finally any necessary improvements to each theory will be discussed. Theories of Crime Causation

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