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    Correctional Subculture

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    The correctional subculture has various ethical questions pertaining to a correction officer and his duties. According to Thomson and Wadsworth (2005)‚ when an officer makes the decision to reprimand or write a disciplinary report‚ he is playing a role in the Criminal Justice System (p. 316). A disciplinary committee also has a dilemma because he‚ or she must decide on what punishment should accrue towards the offender. This may be a temporary loss of privileges‚ or he may have his sentence increased

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    Hippie Subculture

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    Kayla DiMarco English 1A Dr. Small 28 April 2014 Hippie Subculture Punks‚ goths‚ metallers‚ soul sisters‚ hippies; there was a time when the young generation made it clear what tribe and music they were into by the way they dressed‚ but not anymore. The young subculture today has different definitions of these new young cultures‚ because of our society‚ rather than actually knowing who these people truly are. Call them freaks‚ the underground‚ the counter-culture‚ flower children‚ or hippies—they

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    Subculture Groups

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    It’s hard to choose just one subculture that I belong to. I am a working mother‚ student and a wife. But if I had to classify just one‚ I would put myself into the mother category. Being a mother is a hard job‚ and can’t be taken lightly. It’s a twenty four hour‚ seven day a week job and is something I would not change for the world. We are commonly called the heroes for being there to take care of the sick‚ sad or angry child. The taxi driver‚ because as everyone knows‚ we are always there

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    The Hippy Subculture

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    The Hippy Subculture “The hippies—the rebels and dropouts of the Haight-Ashbury community of San Francisco—generated one of the most influential of history’s dress reform movements. Their style was so outrageous and anomalous that it alone could have made the hippie movement impossible to ignore” (Lobenthal) They wanted to show rejection of their parents’ lifestyles and morals and used their clothing as a way to rebel (Baughman) and also “wanted clothes that reflected their values and adopted

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    Gangsta Rap Subcultures

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    against these injustices. Gradually they became more violent‚ and it made police to play an aggressive role to block them. The subculture I selected‚ gangsta rap‚ tried to resist these inequalities between majority and minority group of people by raising their strong voice against authority. The

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    The Mob subculture

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    SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To inform my audience of the subculture of the mob. THESIS STATEMENT: I stand before you today to not only explain to you how the mob profits‚ but the men that knew how to work this system to its potential‚ and the impact of the mob today. The Mob INTRODUCTION I. “God seemed to be having a hard time killing him‚ and he’d be damned if he was going to make the job easy for mere mortals.” – Mario Puzo on Don Corleone in ‘The Godfather saga’. II. I stand before you today to

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    Police subculture and code of ethics Police subculture is one that is questioned with police brutality‚ use of excessive force in administering order‚ cover-ups for fellow police officers‚ corruption‚ and other unethical issues in the police system. An efficient police system would mean a flawless one‚ where there is no corruption or any form of misconduct where recruitment and training would all be fair. The police have time and time again been on the frontline for assault against a particular

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    Leadbelly Subculture

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    The roots of the blues are connected to poverty and misery. Farmers‚ sharecroppers and prisoners relied on music to alleviate the labours of their works. A drastic change in a common life can be seen through the stories of Leadbelly‚ Fred McDowell and Muddy Waters. Then‚ an overview of the works of John and Alan Lomax will analyze the contribution of them for the preservation and the sharing of the American folk music. The third point consists of the difficult relationships between the recorders

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    Marijuana Subculture

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    Subculture: Marijuana in the United States Fatima Alikhan ENG 122 Professor Kenneth Newton Monday May 23‚ 2010 The United States has an approved list of drugs that are considered legal and illegal that create adverse side effects and hold diverse political views. Marijuana is a substance that popular media holds in a negative undertone while other drugs such as valium and alcohol are supported‚ if not glorified. Popular media is a powerful tool that gathers a mass of people

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    Youth subcultures For number of young people in search of an identity it is very important to belong to a group‚ especially a peer-group. In such a group the young people can share their ideas‚ views‚ interests and spend their free time. Their beliefs and behaviour are different from those of most people. They usually do not want to live like their parents. These young people despise materialism and the rat-race and rebel against established values and their own parents who want nothing but peace

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