Abstract This research paper addresses the question of whether the first onset of sexual intercourse can be foreseen by observing anti-social behavior, drug abuse, or other factors.
From the Paper "There are two working hypotheses for this study: 1. The authors hypothesize that ?one of the strongest predictors of early onset of sexual activity is that antisocial behavior develops in childhood and continues into adolescence,? and 2. Those initiating intercourse in early, mid-, and late adolescence, or not initiating during the study period, would show differing trajectories for the predictor variables...? "
Abstract Recent studies reveal the significance of parenting in the cross-generational transmission of aggressive or problem behavior up to three continuous generations. Stable evidence has long recognized and documented the negative effects of aggressive or harsh and inconsistent parenting and identified the need for interventions that would foster better parenting skills. These findings provide the direct link between the incidence of child abuse and the emergence of problem behavior later in life. This paper shows that, while child abuse occurs in all social, ethnic, and income groups, it is most common among poor, under-educated, and dysfunctional families and committed mostly by parents themselves who are young, unmarried or separated, lonely, and coping with life's stresses. This paper inquires into and understands the details that link child abuse with the development of problem behavior and what approaches can be made in addressing this reality.
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From the Paper "Another study offered evidence of this intergenerational continuity (Conger 2003) wherein aggression in youth is often followed by aggressive parenting and that kind of parenting, in turn, appears to contribute to aggression in children. This particular study expounded on the utter significance of parenting in the intergenerational transmission of antisocial or problem behavior, as previous findings already documented, and how normative approval of aggression, aggressive fantasies and verbal aggression maintain aggressive behavior through time."
Abstract Anti-social personality disorder is defined as ?a psychiatric condition characterized by chronic behavior that manipulates, exploits, or violates the rights of others. This behavior is often criminal.? (A.D.A.M., 2003). Another source describes adds that individuals with anti-social personality disorder violate the rights of others "without remorse or loyalty to anyone" (Butcher, Mineka, & Hooley, 2004). The causes of anti-social personality disorder are not known, though many sources have provided theories that can be used to explain the development of the disorder. Two of these theories are considered in this paper. It begins with a consideration of Sigmund Freud's theory and then looks at the theory of Albert Skinner. In each case, the theory is first described. This is followed by a consideration of how an individual would develop anti-social personality disorder based on the theory.
From the Paper "In Freud's theory, the focus is on the subconscious mind. Freud's theory describes how every individual is born with a basic set of desires, which he calls the id. These are essentially selfish drives. Individuals then develops an ego, which works to control the id. As one source explains, the ego's function involves ?seeking optimal compromises between the demands of biology and those of the real world" (Seamon & Kenrick, 1994, p. 421). The next stage of development is the superego, which is described as being developed at around age five. One source describes both the superego and its development saying, "young children form a superego, or conscience, by identifying with the same-sex parent, whose moral standards they adopt" (Berk, 2004, p. 253). These three parts of the subconscious then combine and interact with the outside environment. This means that an individual determines their behavior based on both the subconscious and the demands of the outside world."
Abstract The following assignment is for a third year sociology course. The topic discussed is collective social behaviour. The collective social behavior examined in this assignment is anti-war demonstrations. The writer uses social contagion theory and emergent norm theory in order to examine the nature of anti-war demonstrations.
From the Paper "Collective behavior is a very broad area of study. For example, in Collective Behavior Erich Goode states, 'Rumors and legends, fads, and collective protest- these and other social phenomena make up the subject matter of the field of collective Behavior'. Collective behavior is the relatively spontaneous, unstructured, extra institutional behavior of a fairly large number of individuals. The fact that collective behavior is such a diverse area of study means that many activities can be used to examine it. For this paper, demonstrations against the war in Iraq or anti-war demonstrations as they are commonly called will be used to examine many of the theories about collective behavior."
Abstract This paper discusses how in terms of ideologies, actions, and goals that exist, or should exist in order for the anti-globalization movement to develop into a successful global social movement, there is general agreement that there must be a greater emphasis on social and political issues such as gender equality, and economic issues such as product music and entertainment product copyright protection. The paper further discusses that these are only two of a multitude of important issues that need to be addressed, but they reflect the anti-globalization movement's fundamental goal of protecting the social, political, and economic rights of individuals, groups, and societies as globalization expands. For example, globalization has presented many challenges and opportunities for the transnational women's movement.
Abstract This paper looks at a particular case set in Australia and dealing with an Australian Aboriginal. It describes the problem, and offers some suggestions as to what can be done for the client, and discusses the use of anti-oppressive theory in this case.
Tags:anti-oppressive theory, social work, Australia
Abstract This paper shows how the powers of social movements are derived primarily from injustice in society. The paper looks at the civil rights, feminist and anti-war movements in the nineteen-sixties that demonstrated how once a social movement gains momentum it can produce wider public dissatisfaction with the status quo and compel elected officials to take action against injustice. The paper points out, however, that the power to affect social change in society tends to be fluid, for once a social movement achieves a certain degree of social change, it meets increasing resistance, which reduces its power.
From the Paper "The Civil Rights Movement of the nineteen-sixties began because of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott in 1955, which inspired African-Americans to increase their efforts to win equality. Parks (1999) notes that a few years later, when Attorney General Robert Kennedy sent the FBI into the South in 1962 to enforce laws, prevent violence, and protect civil rights activists, it sent a strong message that the time for racial justice had arrived and that racial segregation must be ended."
Abstract A report based on a study conducted into the association between substance abuse behavior and antisocial behavior. The paper reviews the results from a sample of 72 adolescent males remanded to a residential treatment facility in Delaware. Conclusions drawn include that juvenile crime is prevalent in our society and that it is increasing and that substance abuse is a strong component in the commission of juvenile crime.
From the Paper "While the reviewed literature indicates a connection between antisocial behavior and substance abuse that may be the result of personality, genetics, and demographic factors, it is important to evaluate the general quality of the existing studies in order to determine how much confidence to place in these findings. In this regard, there are some problems."
Abstract The paper is based on the reading of a passage, that put forth the concept that the term addiction was being broadened to include all anti-social behavior. The passage continues that such a definition meant that the individual was no longer responsible or accountable for their behavior and that such a position would lead to chaos. The paper questions the reasoning of the passage.
From the Paper "Step 1. Criminal and anti-social behaviour is becoming more acceptable. The widespread application of the disease model to anti-social behaviour has resulted in the permissive attitudes towards crime, drug use and social irresponsibility. Step 2. Key concepts are disease, addiction, individual accountability. Step 3. Negative conceptual question: Is the assumption that disease being framed as a "physiologically well-defined phenomenon" is conclusively facilitating the breakdown of society? Positive conceptual question: In a just and self-actualized society, is it not appropriate that alternative causal models be developed, explored and applied to previously perceived anti-social behaviour?"
Abstract This paper explains that education on bulimia nervosa is important for nurses because bulimia threatens the long-term health of newborns and mothers. The author relates that, at the end of the teaching session, the client will be able to understand the concerns that are raised by bulimic behavior during pregnancy, the difference between reasonable steps to control weight gain during and after pregnancy and risk-prone bulimic behavior, the range of resources and the negative perception given bulimic behavior. The paper stresses that, in pregnant women, bulimia can cause cardiac compromise to the fetus. The author underscores that the unique component of the teaching plan is its emphasis on the anti-social aspects of bulimia.
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From the Paper "Bowers remains a classic overview of bulimia nervosa. Bowers has followed up his suggestions on cognitive therapy with a study on the use of medications to enhance outcomes of such therapies. Other studies have found eating present in pre-adolescents. The supposed genetic component has now been dismissed. Recent studies give a cue to addressing the problem: Bulimia carries social costs. It is perceived in a very negative light."
Abstract In this article, the writer discusses that social workers encounter a large number of people who have been marginalized in society, people who are formed by degrees of oppression and who must cope with the results of oppression in their lives every day. The writer notes that recognizing the source of oppression is a good beginning, and when the social worker cannot change the nature of the oppression because it is too widespread and too firmly entrenched, the goal would be to help the client cope. The writer concludes that the degree of oppression faced by a family should certainly not be increased by oppressive social work practices, and to the degree possible, social work should reduce oppression and not add to it.
From the Paper "One area of social work and oppression that has been given much attention involves the population of women, with part of the criticism deriving from more general issues of discrimination against women. This became evident in the 1980s, especially to feminist social workers. The women's movement emerged alongside social work and was shown to be increasingly critical of its narrow analytic framework and its restricted approach to practice. At the time, the radical social work movement was male-dominated and was also often insensitive to some of the basic realities of the world of social work, such as the fact that the large majority of both clients and workers are women."
Abstract This paper argues that IT possesses the capacity to radically alter social and political interaction in modern society; although not in the ways in which IT hypesters usually suggest. It will be seen that IT promotes, not increased democracy and social interaction, but escapism and anti-social activities. For this reason, modern technology can be said to be (de)constructive; as much destructive of social order as it is constructive.
Abstract The decade of the 1920s was marked by intensely emotional clashes over social and cultural values because of divisive issues such as religion, immigration, prohibition, and government corruption. Millions of conservative Americans were anti-Catholic, wanted to restrict immigration from Asia and Eastern Europe, and supported the prohibition of alcohol; while millions of progressive Americans supported religious tolerance, considered immigration restrictions racist, and were against the prohibition of alcohol. This paper examines the cultural and social clashes that existed over these issues and how they reflected the disparity between conservative and progressive visions of what American society should be.
Abstract This essay argues that Ernest Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises" is anti-Semitic in terms of its treatment of the character Robert Cohn. Cohn is painted in a negative light and none of the characters like him. Cohn is the anti-hero, yet he has Jewishness intentionally imposed upon him. In this respect, "The Sun Also Rises" involves anti-Semitism.
Abstract The following paper discusses the three major effects that land reform had on Guatemalan social culture. Questions such as: What groups, exactly, benefited from the reforms? What groups opposed them? What do the resulting conflicts over land reform reveal about the already existing character of Guatemalan society, and how that society partly transformed itself during the era before the "Liberation" by U.S. backed forces.\
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"First, by redistributing land to, and encouraging greater political participation by, sectors of the Guatemalan population that had been harshly controlled and repressed for centuries, it awakened hope. Second, it brought to the fore many already simmering conflicts between different ethnic groups, classes and institutions in the countryside. Third, it invited a fanatical anti-Communist reaction by the landowners and the military that continues to shape Guatemala to the present day."
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