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    Different theories of crime‚ deviance‚ social order and social control 1. Functionalist theories of crime and deviance A. Emile Durkheim 1. Crime & deviance is functional Durkheim believed that a certain amount of crime and deviance could be seen as positive for society. Necessary to generate social change - innovation only comes about if old ideas are challenged. Helps to clarify the boundaries of acceptable behaviour following social reactions to deviance. Creates social integration

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    Crime and Deviance Revision SCLY 4: Crime and Deviance with Methods in Context Sociology Department Greenhead College SCLY 4: Crime and Deviance with Methods in Context Remember: You have to revise everything‚ because you have no choice on the exam paper. The specification 1 Different theories of crime‚ deviance‚ social order and social control * Different definitions of crime‚ deviance‚ social order and social control * The distinction between sociological theories of crime

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    Assignment Title: Functionalism claims to account for the functions and causes of crime and deviance within contemporary British society‚ yet it fails to account for white collar crime. Evaluate this statement. Every society is guided by laws and regulations‚ therefore‚ breaking of the law is known as crime or deviance. Crime and deviance will be defined with examples and how what is crime and deviance depend on culture and society will be analysed. Thus‚ a criminal act in one place is a norm in

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    STUDIES…………………………………………………7 4. ADOPTION……………………………………………………....9 5. HORMONAL & CHROMOSONAL DEFFICIENCIES...........11 6. FAMILY………………………………………………………….17 7. POVERTY……………………………………………………….19 8. SCHOOL…………………………………………………………21 9. SCHOOL & SUBCULTURES………………………………….22 10. INTELLIGENT QUOTIENT…………………………………..25 11. LABELLING THEORY………………………………………..27 12. MEDIA…….……………………………………………………. 29 13. CONCLUSION…………………………………………………...31 14. ACKNOLEDGMENT…………………………………………...32 15

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    counter-culture to main society‚ we must first have a greater knowledge of the ingredients that make this culture so different in the views of the social norm. A counter-culture as described by Professor Chad Smith in the second week of class is‚ “When subcultures specially stand in direct opposition to the dominant culture of the society in which they are located‚ rejecting it’s most important values and norms and endorsing their opposites.” As surfers began to express themselves more and more freely throughout

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    Written Report In Social Dimension ( Dimensions of Multicultural Education and Growth of Student Subculture ) Submitted by: Teresita R. Dagook BSED 4 – MAPEH Submitted to: Mrs. Evelyn A. Lanusa TFri 2:30-4:00 Dimensions of Multicultural Education There are five dimensions of multicultural education according to Banks (1997). They are: 1. Content Integration. It deals with the extent to which teachers use examples

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    Some examples of behaviors that are impacted by the theory are the acts of deviance committed by young adults or teenagers. Students being labeled as deviant by peers‚ teachers‚ or parents may cause them to see themselves as such. Troublesome (but still law-abiding) children‚ teenagers‚ or young adults that are constantly berated by parents or teachers and are called delinquents or criminals‚ will begin

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    norms and values thus some individuals are prone to deviate. In addition to this‚ in complex modern societies there is a diversity of lifestyle because different groups develop their own cultural norms and values what each subculture see as normal‚ mainstream culture may see as deviant. For example; in parts of Africa polygamy is allowed where as in mainstream western culture it is illegal. Durkheim’s develops this further and maintains that in modern societies there is a tendency towards anomie this

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    structure. Cloward and Ohlin maintain that the form working class delinquent subcultures take depends on access to ileegitimate opportunity structures‚ i.e. access to existing adult criminal networks who will take on younger ‘apprentice’ criminals. Criminal subcultures emerge when working class youths have access to adult riminal networks. The focus of their deviance is on material crimes such as burglary. Conflict subcultures emerge when working class youths lack access to adult criminal networks but

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    effectively socialised into the shared norms and values‚ so some individuals are prone to deviate * Diversity of lifestyles and values. Different groups can develop their own subcultures with distinctive norms and values. Therefore what the members of the subculture may regard as normal‚ mainstream culture sees as deviant.

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