Paradigms The Power of a Paradigm Before we can really begin talking about change and solving problems‚ we need to understand what a paradigm is and how to make a "paradigm shift". Paradigm is a Greek word. It was originally a scientific term‚ and is more commonly used today to mean a model‚ theory‚ perception‚ assumption‚ or frame of reference. In a more general sense‚ it’s the way we "see" the world - not in terms of our visual sense of sight‚ but in terms of perceiving‚ understanding
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Lesley Peña Mr. Valente English 6 H Period 1 16 April 2013 Gang Prevention “They Poison our streets with drugs‚ violence‚ and all manner of crime.” (FBI 1) There are currently about 1.4 million criminals today that are gang members in the U.S. Whether it’s a motorcycle gang‚ prison gang‚ or a street gang; they are all organized to create violence by assisting in illegal acts such as taking control in neighborhoods‚ amplifying their illegal money-making activities‚ which include robbery‚ drug
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Gangs Inclusive Community Practices- CJS304 Written Reflection Assignment Submitted by: Vanessa B. Smithers Submitted to: Professor Treisha Hylton Date Submitted: Friday‚ November 30‚ 2012 Inclusive Community Practices- CJS304 Written Reflection Assignment Vanessa B. Smithers Gangs/Youth Gangs The Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (Montreal Police) have defined a youth gang as “An organized group of adolescents and/or young adults who rely on group intimidation and violence
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PARADIGMS The design of a research study begins with the selection of a topic and a paradigm. A paradigm is essentially a worldview‚ a whole framework of beliefs‚ values and methods within which research takes place. It provides a conceptual framework for seeing and making sense of the social world; to be located in a particular paradigm is to view the world in a particular way. A paradigm stands for the entire constellation of beliefs‚ values and techniques‚ shared by the members of a community
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opinion on youth gangs is the same as I view planting a seed. If you plant a seed in bad soil most likely you’ll grow a defected or bad plant. I say that to say this “if a child is raised in an unstructured household most of the time that child will take his home training outside the home. Then we also have our young kids joining gangs that come from good homes‚ but can’t escape their negative environments once they walk outside their front door. Also some of the youths get involved in gangs looking for
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the picture about the media perception of gangs in our society. According to the author the term gang is usually associated with crime and violence by the media which has made not only youth male‚ but also working class individuals victims of media stereotyping. He is trying to point out the fact that the media is actually painting a bad picture and only covers the bad side of the gangs. He is also trying to attack the press and convince the reader that gangs are not all that bad and they are necessary
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The Dominant Paradigm Behavior change models have been the dominant paradigm in the field of development communication. Different theories and strategies shared the premise that problems of development were basically rooted in lack of knowledge and that‚ consequently‚ interventions needed to provide people with information to change behavior. The early generation of development communication studies was dominated by modernization theory. This theory suggested that cultural and information deficits
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ORGANIZATIONAL PARADIGMS Organizational Paradigms: Rational‚ Natural and Open Systems University of Phoenix Organizational Paradigms: Rational‚ Natural‚ and Open Systems What are organizations? How do we construct successful organizations? What is the most effective organizational structure or culture? Jones (2007) defines an organization as a tool individuals use to coordinate actions in an effort to achieve goals. “Organizational culture is a by-product of the interaction between
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The article entitled‚ “Bahamas tackles gang problem” was taken from the Daily Express dated Wednesday 26th September 2012. The article highlights the area of crime and violence. The article addresses participants at a workshop held at the police headquarters on the issue of gang violence in the Bahamas as the pool ideas to alleviate the problem. The Minister of National Security of Bahamas‚ Dr Bernard J Nottage speaks out against the increasing rate of gang violence. The National Security Minister
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GANG IS EVEVIDENT AS ONE OF THE BAD INFLUENCED ON TEENAGERS LIVES. Growing up and knowing who I am‚ my values‚ my culture and where I fit in‚ in this world and the societies that I interact with were all the things that made me who I am today. As a teenage of course its all about fun and living wild but the big question is why do young people join gangs ? As a result from gang is evident as one of the bad influenced on young peoples lives the statistics that I found online From most of the
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