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    Sociological Theories Amanda McCann CJS/240 February 2‚ 2015 George Brothers Here in the United States‚ we look into various theories on why people commit crime‚ but today we are going to specifically look into the three main social theories of juvenile delinquency. The first theory is the Social Structure Theory. The Social Structure Theory is based on social and economic stressors‚ especially related to poverty and how low income areas can become breeding grounds for juvenile delinquency

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    Social structure theories are based on relationships or bonds. A good example of a social structure would be family counseling. This is where families would learn to bond and work together. Community events such as team events or social gatherings can become part of the social structure that helps to mold juveniles being involved in positive social functions is important in the development of a youth. So in my community the Youth Sports program will be a good example of “social structure. Because

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    In this paper I will examine the social structure theory‚ along with its definition and how the different types of theories make up the social structure theory. I will also attempt to discuss the strain‚ culture conflict‚ and social disorganization theory all of which make up the social conflict theory. I also wish to discuss the video “Tent City‚ Arizona” and answer the following questions‚ “How does the video you selected support a social structure theory? What is the primary subject or content

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    Competing representations of Youth homelessness: Media Vs. Advocacy Discourses Introduction Youth homelessness in Canada is a paradoxical reality: although the country has the high GDP‚ the large economy and the high consumption rate in the North America and even the whole world‚ there are still a large number of young people who have to face the lack of basic living conditions‚ such as employment and housing. Today‚ youth homelessness‚ which is recognized as a serious social issue in Canada‚ has been fiercely

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    CORRUPTION Evolutionary theory: One of the social problems that Philippines has been facing today is corruption. It’s been a major problem of the country since years ago. Corruption is as old as human history. But when was the concept of corruption started? In my opinion‚ corruption has started when people have organized themselves into groups‚ and that groups were headed by leaders and those leaders became powerful and began to abuse the authority they have. We‚ people chose leaders that became

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    understanding of this concept. Henri Taijfel’s social identity theory proposed that instead of seeing identity as individualistic it should be looked at in terms of social processes. He and other social identity theorists suggest that identity can be divided into two broad categories. The first is our personal identity‚ with regard to who we are in terms of our personal relationships and our individual personal behaviour. The second being our social identity‚ which is who we are in terms of the

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    5/3/13 Social Work Theories Social Work Theories A social work theory provides an objective analysis of problems experienced by a society and the theoretical basis for various practices that are aimed towards dealing with them. These theories differ in their approach to solving social problems. Read to get a perspective of modern theoretical models‚ that represent different paradigms of social change. Social work is all about dealing with the various problems that besiege a society‚ inhibiting

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    Newcastle University Business School NBS8214 Technology Change and Innovation Management Module assignment 1.:Question 3. Synthesis of Evolutionary Theory and Social-Shaping Theory: Suggesting Drivers of Technology Change Introduction Technologies has been intertwined with our lives since the early days of mankind (MacKenzie and Wajcman‚ 1999)‚ when stones where used as a cutting tool. Over time this ‘cutting tool’ was improved‚ substitutes were developed and the usage of

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    Communication Theory and Social Change Robert T. Craig University of Colorado at Boulder A keynote presentation to the Indonesian International Conference on Communication Universitas Indonesia‚ Jakarta 22 November 2010 The theme of this conference‚ “Global Challenge to the Future of Communication: Digital Media and Communication Freedom in Public Discourse‚” is fundamentally concerned with communication in relation to social change. In this paper I reflect on communication theory as an element

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    The Homeless “She lives with a tribe of homeless teens- Runaways and throwaways‚ kids who have no place to go to other than the cold city streets‚ and no family except for one another. Abused‚ abandoned and forgotten‚ they struggle against the cold‚ hunger‚ and constant danger” (“Can’t get there from here” by Todd strasser). Here in the United States‚ about more than 610‚000 people face the tragedy of losing their homes (Annual Homeless Assessment). As a matter of fact‚ according to the “Global

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