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    Crime Times Many people over the years have tried to explain why there is crime in our society. Functionalists focus on the source of deviance in the nature of society rather than biological and psychological explanations. Every functionalist agrees that social control mechanisms e.g. the police are necessary to keep deviance in check and therefore protecting social order. A main contributor to the functionalist theory of crime is Durkheim. He believed that society is based on a value consensus

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    system in that region. Deviance‚ on the other hand‚ is considered to be behaviour that is unaccepted or frowned upon by the society or culture an individual belongs to. There are many explanations to what causes crime and deviance. However this essay will expound the main three theories and critically evaluate them to provide an overall conclusion. The first explanation is the sociological theory. This theory implies that the faults of society are to blame for the crime and deviance that exist in it.

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    My choice of Psychology and Sociology of Law‚ Criminology and Deviance is aimed at the pursuit of a career in police analysis. In high school‚ I took an abnormal psychology class‚ which sparked a continuing interest in the ways that humans diverge from acceptable behaviors. A specific focus in criminal analysis serves to both feed my academic interests and give me an opportunity to aid others—from helping prove an accused person innocent‚ to saving potential victims from the guilty. Learning about

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    Case 3: Creative Deviance – Bucking the Hierarchy? One of the major functions of an organizational hierarchy is to increase standardization and control for top managers. Using the chain of command‚ managers can direct the activities of subordinates toward a common purpose. If the right person with creative vision is in charge of a hierarchy‚ the results can be phenomenal. Until Steve Jobs’ regrettable passing in October of 2011‚ Apple had used a strongly top-down creative process in which most major

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    Deviance refers to any behaviour that is considered to be violating social norms or to persons that engage in such behaviour” (Adler & Adler (2009: 21). Deviance does not just occur to any form of behaviour‚ but we need to bear in mind the fact that behaviour or people that are deviant are only defined as deviant if and only if society views that particular behaviour as deviant (Adler & Adler (2009: 21). Deviance can either be positive‚ which is over conformity but is at the same time positively

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    There are 5 basic techniques of managing deviance. There is secrecy‚ manipulating the physical setting‚ rationalizations‚ change to non-d`eviance‚ and joining deviant subcultures. The act of secrecy is easily defined as the word itself. The deviant keeps secrets from those around them. The thought behind it being that if nobody ever knows about their deviant behavior there is no one who can place negative sanctions upon the deviant. Next‚ manipulating the physical setting‚ the deviant chooses to

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    concept of Sociological Perspective of Deviance also known as “rule-breaking” behavior or “counter culture” can be defined as culture norms‚ values‚ and morals which shape the social acceptance of individuals or group through their actions or “unmoral or illegal” behavior. In order to gain a better understanding of Sociological Perspective of Deviance it is important to understand the broad consensus of behavior and its place in society. Situational deviance pertains to a group who engages in behavior

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    module. Which theory do you tend to identify with and why?  I think that if I absolutely have to choose one theory to identify with it would have to be the differential association theory because I do believe that deviance is a part of a whole bigger picture. I believe that deviance is learned‚ through interactions with others because I see it often with my children‚ friends and family members. One example of this would be my five year old son; he knows what’s expected of him and has complied mostly

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    there has been a reward emphasis on the public shaming of offenders in order to deter others. In terms of sociological theory in the 1960’s‚ the interactionist view of deviance enjoyed wide popularity. For many sociologists‚ the work of writers such as Becker‚ Lemert and Goffman become the accepted‚ orthodox perspective on deviance. Nevertheless‚ In the 1970’s it began to provoke strong criticism. Interactionist rallied to the defense of their work and attempted to show that the criticism were unjustified

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    University of Wollongong Research Online Faculty of Arts - Papers Faculty of Arts 1993 What Is Hegemonic Masculinity? Mike Donaldson University of Wollongong‚ miked@uow.edu.au Publication Details Donaldson‚ M‚ What Is Hegemonic Masculinity?‚ Theory and Society‚ Special Issue: Masculinities‚ October 1993‚ 22(5)‚ 643-657. Copyright 1993 Springer. The original publication is available here at www.springerlink.com. Research Online is the open access institutional repository for

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