1. Describe the two theories regarding how inmate culture becomes a part of prison life. a. Culture is indigenous to prisons; it was believed that it was developed as inmates’ loss connection to their previous environment and freedom. b. Culture is imported‚ in other words inmates brought in some types of characteristics into the prison that would then help create a subculture. 2. List the methods correctional agencies use to control prison gangs. a. Transferring gang members to maximum-security
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Ceylin Kocagöz L3A 948 26th September 2012 Reflection #3 Culture Clashes in Multi-Cultures In 21st century the most visible fact about society is that they comprise too many types of culture in it together. This is due to the cultural and physical wars which have existed for million years between big communities and also every single little one included in them. This multi-cultural structures societies are usually the return of the colonialism. Big and strong communities having the little
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or unvalued according to the society/culture. In scrutinizing a culture or remarking upon their strange ways and beliefs it is hard to criticize their abnormality‚ because observers only have their customs to make comparisons. Considering this‚ observers reserve their judgments upon the culture/society out of respect and according to Mary Midgley it functions as the opposite. Midgley states “to respect someone‚ we have to know enough about him [or the culture] to make a favourable judgement‚” and
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Transactional Analysis Theory: the Basics Carol Solomon‚ Ph.D. Abstract This article is written to acquaint readers with basic transactional analysis theory and to provide a beginning understanding about how these concepts can be used in real life. I first learned about Transactional Analysis from Dr. Eric Berne when I studied with him in Carmel‚ CA beginning in 1966. Quickly‚ I learned the value of this simple language as I began to understand my own life script. I became intrigued with my newfound
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A LIFE SITUATION Peter has been HR Manager for 18years and vice president for 2 more years for Zyedego Corporation‚ a small company in New Orleans. ISSUES After hurricane Katrina employees had been working round the clock to get the company up and running The company has been calling former employees to rehire them Gwyn the current manger is planning to rehire Dana Gonzales but she’s pregnant. He is concerned for her safety coz of the rough condition of the workplace. Incase Dana is rehired
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Popular Culture & High Culture Popular culture is the culture that prevails in a modern society‚ adopted and appealing to large masses of people‚ normally the middle class citizens. Culture consists of the customs and civilizations of a particular group. Popular culture means that arte facts and styles of human expression develop from the creativity of ordinary people‚ and circulate among people according to their interests‚ preferences‚ and tastes. Popular culture is an ever-changing phenomenon
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The Azande from an inside perspective: Editor’s notes: Azande culture is surprising simple in structure‚ or at first glance from a western perspective‚ it appears to be simple. This culture is very different from what Americans or even Westerners experience on a day-to-day basis. The Azande culture is hierarchal and patriarchal‚ and has many actions‚ beliefs‚ and superstitions that have manifested themselves out of centuries of attempts to justify natural occurrences with a logical‚ understandable
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Culture and Transmission of Culture Socialization Social interaction does not come naturally. The article Culture begins by stating “A primary reason for the complexity of social interaction is that our species has no instinctive patterns of behavior.” With that being said‚ we realize that we are not programmed to know how to act‚ what to value‚ morals‚ ethics‚ and so on. Clearly‚ our behavior is shaped by the culture we reside in. However‚ we are born into our culture‚ which means we must
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Explain the idea of myth and show how it is helpful to explain any American cultural form. Culture shapes the way we think. It is the society’s system of shared‚ learned values and norms; these are the society’s design for living. It has an influence on the way we look‚ our habits‚ our tastes and the way we relate to others. Values are an abstract of ideas which are about the good‚ the right and the desirable. Norms are the social rules and guidelines. The definition of myth is a “popular belief
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The “culture war” in American lives is more religious than political as many of us tend to think. What we see reflected in the contemporary voting patterns is simply a restructuring in American religion which has played an undeniable role in the politics of the nation. It has been‚ currently is‚ and almost certainly will be an important aspect of our politics. It is this religious obsession that has fueled our century-long “culture war.” Providing the context within which political beliefs and
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