SUPERVISOR: Mr. JOEL ZOWA “The plight of an unrepresented accused person in a criminal trial in Zimbabwe” Introduction Central to the whole aspect of the entire system of criminal justice‚ in any civilized nation‚ is the quest to strike a balance between the scales of justice. Criminal offenders‚ on one hand‚ must be punished in order to prevent socially intolerable activities and concurrently minimum fair trial rights of every accused person must be upheld irrespective of their status. Every
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Symbolic interactionism analyzes the way people socialize by looking at the symbols they use (Carl‚ 2011). These symbols seem random‚ but that is because they are given meaning by the society that uses them. For the purpose of symbolic interactionism‚ symbols refer to the means used to communicate‚ such as language and expressions‚ as well as objects that have a meaning. Symbolic interactionists believe that the way people use and regard these symbols reflect their personal norms and those of their
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he symbolic interactionism in sociology is basically a theory that analyze how a person act and now they view themselves in society. Symbolic interaction also communicates through meanings and objects. Without curtain labels‚ relations nor crimes would not exist. The other theories are conflict theory and functional analysis. Conflict theory is a theory that everyone is competing with one another in effort to be better than others. This theory focuses to use power in society persuade other to follow
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Symbolic interaction theory is based on a person’s perspective of meaning he/she places on objects‚ ideas‚ and people. A symbolic interaction theory stems from a person’s culture. During this theory children especially learn the roles and behaviors of socialization. Children especially will seek out role models to help learn social behaviors. Symbolic interaction theory thinks that the role of having a role model is important‚ but the key idea for a symbolic theorist is the power of perspective
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have decided to do my research on teen pregnancy and to use symbolic interactionism as my first short report. Symbolic interactionism are based on micro levels analysis‚ which focuses on small groups rather than on larger- scale social structures. It focus more on examining people’s day-to-day interactions and their behavior in groups. George Herbert Mead and Herbert Blumer are the ones who created this perspective. According to them symbolic interaction perspective is a society is the sum of the interactions
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Symbolic violence is hard to identify‚ but is ever present in all aspects of American society. It exists in the legal‚ educational‚ and penal systems continuously‚ and has for as long as the United States of America has existed. Taking a closer look at these institutions will uncover what was designed to remain hidden‚ which is the enforcement of a hegemonic code‚ designed to promote adherence to the dominant portions of society. This code is in place to keep the elite classes in society in power
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Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ many people are accused and convicted of witchcraft. It starts the rumor of witchcraft in the village‚ but it evolves into a great witch hunt with many people getting arrested. In the play people often accuse their neighbors or enemies. The accused are often unable to defend themselves of the accusation‚ so they either get pregnant‚ confess‚ or accuse others in order to live. These are just some of the ways many people were accused of witchcraft‚ but others were motivated
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Functionalist vs. Symbolic Interactionist Functionalists believe that each aspect of society is interdependent and contributes to society’s functioning as a whole to create stability or work toward the same common goal. The government‚ or state‚ provides education for the children of the family‚ which in turn pays taxes on which the state depends to keep itself running. The family is dependent upon the school to help children grow up to have good jobs so that they can raise and support their own
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Magen David The Magen David or more commonly known as the star of David is the most common symbol associated with Judaism. The star is supposed to represent the shape of king David’s shield. There are many ideas about the symbolic meaning of the Star of David. Some Kabbalists thought that the six points represented God’s absolute rule over the universe in all six directions north‚ south‚ east‚ west‚ up‚ and down. Kabbalists also believed that the two triangles represented humanity’s good and evil
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