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    Assess the usefulness of Marxist approaches in explaining crime (21 Marks) Marxists see society as divided into two opposed classes; a small capitalist ruling class and a majority working class. Marxists do not agree with perspectives such as Functionalism‚ and see the law as a reflection of a value consensus among society’s members; instead they see law and crime as arising out of the structure of capitalism and reflecting the values of ruling class ideology. In their view the structure of the capitalist

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    Article: Trait Theory of Leadership (last accessed 4 August 2013) (http://www.technofunc.com/index.php/leadership-skills/leadership-theories/item/trait-theory-of-leadership-2) Article: Behavioural Theories of Leadership (last accessed 7 August 2013) Article: Psychology Theories (last accessed 7 August 2013) (http://psychology.about.com/od/psychology101/u/psychology-theories.htm) Research Methodology Article: Theory X and Theory Y (last accessed 7 August 2013) Article: Theory X and Theory Y (last accessed

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    Understanding movies’ was the most interesting class which I have ever taken. People expect many advantages from taking various classes. Some people want to take a sports class to have fun while other people like a science class to enlarge their knowledge. In my case‚ I could get both entertainment and knowledge form the movie class. Through the use of a couple of examples and specific explanation‚ I will demonstrate why I liked the movie class most. First‚ ’Understanding movies’ was enjoyable

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    Running Head: UNDERSTANDING UNDERDEVELOPMENT Chapter 1 Discussion Questions Understanding Underdevelopment Yolanda Rochelle Boozer Dr. Michael Otaigbe Sociology of Developing Countries – SOC-300 July 10‚ 2012 Chapter 1 Discussion Questions Understanding Underdevelopment 1. If you wish to examine dependency theory’s value in explaining the causes of underdevelopment‚ how would you design a test of that theory? In this type of experiment I think the best way to collect as much information

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    races‚ people and classes. In Islam there is no nation or people who can claim that they are the "chosen people" and that all others should be subjected to them. No class can claim that the message of Islam is exclusively theirs‚ or that their understanding of this message‚ or its interpretation is the special exclusive privilege of their particular people or class. The message of Islam is for the individual as whole . It is not a message for his mind only‚ excluding the spirit. Nor is it a spiritual

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    The Karen’s family structural roles are separated and influence by age‚ gender‚ family‚ marriage‚ and kinship. The Karen’s like many other culture interpreted respect/ manners differently and it’s past down by the family. People in the Karen culture like many others traditional cultures are gender role separated. The men will work in the fields and the women do housework‚ but some female will do field work. Traditionally most of them wear red shirts that includes male and married females‚ and single

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    the same time‚ some authors see spreadsheet as a defective software because of its weakness in information security control‚ model building and process management. This essay will criticize the usefulness of spreadsheet modeling in financial accounting and reporting in four areas: ease of use‚ usefulness of information produced‚ security and control‚ and compliance with financial reporting. Easier and more convenient are the major factors that spreadsheet being an alternative to the manual worksheet

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    come with socioeconomic status. In other words health equals wealth (2008). In the film‚ I was able to find a couple of things within the framework of violence. These include intersectionality‚ neoliberalism‚ political and economic wilding‚ and structural violence. One of the biggest themes I found in the film was how intersectionality plays a role in health outcomes of individuals. There is a large focus on capital‚ but the aspect of race comes into question along with this. In terms of capital

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    I have always been one who is open to understanding about diversity‚ however‚ I have also been guilty of not understanding the differences between some of the races that looked similar‚ but was very different. Diversity is what makes the world amazing because when you interact with individuals out of your ethnic race by sharing heritage information‚ it brings us together making us aware and appreciative of each other’s differences‚ and what makes us unique. We have so much to be thankful for that

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    understood. It is true that the events of 9/11 have separated the history of American relations with the Muslim world into before and after phases‚ negatively affecting the patterns of assimilation of immigrant Muslims into American culture and society (Simmons‚ 2008). This essay will begin to give factual details regarding the Islam faith‚ compare Islam with other Abrahamic religions and discuss common misconceptions and current events that have changed the way the world looks at Muslims and the

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