sometimes do not feel as much responsibility and accountability for the actions of the group as they would if they were making the decision alone. The study of group polarization began with an unpublished 1961 Master’s thesis by MIT student James Stoner‚ who observed the so-called "risky shift"‚ meaning that a group’s decisions are riskier than the average of the individual decisions of members before the group met. Group polarization has been widely considered as a fundamental group decision-making
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Using the material from item A and elsewhere assess the usefulness of Marxist approaches to an understanding of crime and deviance. (21 marks) Marxist approaches can be useful to help us understand crime and deviance. Marxists theory adopts the belief that the ruling class is responsible for societies. They think crime is systematically generated by the structure of capitalist society. Marxists believe that society is divided into two classes‚ the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. The bourgeoisie
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concepts are social inequality‚ deviance‚ and subcultures. Social inequality is the social differences that exist whenever one group of people has different access to the rewards a society offers. Deviance is a variation from a set of norms or shared social expectations. Finally‚ subcultures are groups of persons who share in the main culture of a society but also have their own distinctive values‚ norms‚ and lifestyles. Social inequality‚ deviance‚ and subcultures are clearly recognizable and are the concepts
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Modern Subculture in China Wenzeslaus Avelino Clayton Raffles Design Institute 001GD010 Proof by Andy Lawrence 5 February 2013 Table of Content Introduction .................................................................................................................. 3 Methodology .................................................................................................................. 4 Result ..........................................................
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Straight-Edge and the Scene For some youth it’s all about the scene. What is the scene? The scene is a general reference to the music venues in which these youth participate. The straight-edge subculture is one that many may not be familiar with. Why is this? Probably because the straight-edge lifestyle is one of the few countercultures in which the youth that is involved tries to steer clear of drugs and overindulgence. It is closely related to the hardcore/punk music scene. The straight-edge
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juvenile delinquency and how it relates to gangs. As a result‚ this paper will assess juvenile delinquency using subcultural theories with specific reference made to Trinidad and Tobago‚ (i.e. statistics‚ examples and references). The terms ‘gang’ and ‘subculture’ are used interchangeably in this essay since both hold the same meaning with respect to the subcultural theories. Assessing Juvenile Delinquency Using Subcultural Theories In a number of Caribbean countries including Trinidad and Tobago‚ the
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stated in item B‚ ‘Strain theories focus on the ways in which people may resort to crime or deviance when they are unable to achieve socially approved goals by legitimate means.’ This is proved by Merton as he argues that there are five types of subcultures and they have different tendencies towards strain. These are :- conformist‚ innovation‚ ritualism‚ retreatism and rebellion. This theory explains why different people commit different types of crimes‚ for example; innovators have the same goals
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The Lion King is a Walt Disney Film about a pride of lions living in Africa. The film depicts the story of Simba a young lion cub who is born to Mufasa and Sarabi the king and queen of pride rock. This is a prime example of how Disney movies are full of stereo types and gender roles. Walt Disney was raised in the early 1900s and has many of these stereo types about gender roles were taught to him. Intergenerational family theory states that theses learned behaviors from his family of origin will
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concerned with‚ especially since there is a violent subculture in this nation which seeks out and indoctrinates people into their way of life. The crime that I will be focusing on during the course of this paper will be domestic terrorism‚ specifically hate groups such as the KKK‚ and various other white supremacy groups. The theory that I will be using to try and explain these crimes will be subcultural theory‚ but more especially the Subculture of Violence theory provided to us by Marvin Wolfgang
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to only wish to live in that decade. Following the lives of a bunch of high school juniors transitioning to seniors and incoming freshmen as they quit school and prepare for a party that evening‚ which jumps around between different characters; the stoner‚ the jock‚ the intellectual‚ and the cool guy; including some truly horrific high school initiation rituals. For instance‚ when the bell rings‚ all hell
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