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The paper discusses how the designations "Anti-Social Personality Disorder" (ASPD) and "Psychopathy" are mental conditions whose definitions, while classified under the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM, currently DSM-IV), remain widely controversial within the field of psychology. This paper explores both conditions, their histories and current scholarly perspectives. The paper shows how while these conditions are significant in the study of criminal behaviour, and particularly with regard to assessing risk of recidivism, our lack of clear understanding of these conditions and their classifications remain as challenges to their critical assessment and possibilities of treatment.

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"The designations "Anti-Social Personality Disorder" (ASPD) and "Psychopathy" are mental conditions whose definitions, while classified under the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM, currently DSM-IV), remain widely controversial within the field of psychology. This essay will explore both conditions, their histories and current scholarly perspectives. As will be seen, while these conditions are significant in the study of criminal behaviour, and particularly with..."

Tags:psychology, psychopathy, antisocial

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The paper discusses how environmental factors clearly impact how children will evolve and whether or not they will use violence to assert themselves. The paper also posits that in a day and age when more and more children appear to be exhibiting anti-social trends, it is vital to find out why this is so and what, if anything, can be done about it.

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"In examining aggressive behavior in the young, social context accounts for a great deal. For one thing, environmental factors clearly impact how children will evolve and whether or not they will use violence to assert themselves. Likewise, in a day and age when more and more children appear to be exhibiting anti-social trends, it is vital to find out why this is so and what, if anything, can be done about it. With the above in mind, the following paper will look at two scholarly articles dealing with the role of parental aggression upon the anti-social..."

Tags:aggression, behavior, children

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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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"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."

Tags:aggression, suicide, maltreatment

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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.

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"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."

Tags:personality, disorder, treatment, overdose, crime

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This paper critically analyzes the anti-crime bill, a proposed bill that offers tougher sentencing for crime and which eliminates conditional sentences. The paper also looks at three key issues regarding the bill as it seeks to address crime in Canada. The paper also looks at two theoretical explanations as to why this bill may or may not address crime in Canada. In essence, this paper looks at what we know about crime and offers theoretical explanations to support the position of this writer that the anti-crime bill is not a good one insofar as it will hardly serve as a deterrent to those who are burdened by socio-economic problems or who have been propelled towards crime because of environmental problems such as social disorganization. The paper argues that the anti-crime bill is very ineffective because it emphasizes punishment without emphasizing the resolution of the factors that drive crime in the first place; it may also be said that the anti-crime bill will increase incarceration costs - which is problematic because there are already tens of thousands of individuals in Canadian prisons at the present time.

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"This paper will critically analyze the anti-crime bill, a proposed bill that offers tougher sentencing for crime and which eliminates conditional sentences. The paper also looks at three key issues regarding the bill as it seeks to address crime in Canada. The next several pages also looks at two theoretical explanations as to why this bill may or may not address crime in Canada. In essence, this paper will look at what we know about crime and offer theoretical explanations to support the position of this writer that the anti-crime bill is not a good one insofar as it will..."

Tags:classical, positive, anti, crime

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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.

Tags:anti, globalization, issues, analysis

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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.

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"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."

Tags:collective, behaviour, anti, war

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This paper traces the growth of aggressive nationalism from the catalyst of the unification of the German at Versailles in 1871, to the emergence in the mid-19th century of liberal nationalism and to the expansionist ideas of Weltpolitk in the late 19th century. Next, the author relates the growth of anti-Semitism starting with the 1873 depression with propaganda featuring the stereotypical ideas of Jewish money-grabbers, the Volkish movement that led to the exclusion of certain races and religions particularly the Jews and the 1891formation of Pan German League, an ultra-nationalist group focused on imperialism, anti-Semitism and the 'Polish question'. The paper underscores that, during this time Germany could be considered a fairly liberal country as compared to France and Russia, which were more obvious hotbeds of anti-Semitism.

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"There were many strong factors which prohibited the formation of this and which provided resistance to the formation of this German national spirit. The lateness of the industrial revolution in Germany and a lack of a revolution from the Middle classes (1848-49) only served to add to the already visible regional disparities by stunting the ability for the nation to progress naturally.
"Despite these factors, it can be argued that the seed of a German nationalism which would be recognisable today was planted by the hegemony of the French empire under Napoleon between 1804 and 1814. As occurs so often in history, the disastrous events of this period gave the people a common enemy in which to unite against and therefore for the first time created common ground between German Prince and peasant alike. This spirit of widespread togetherness would remain long after the banishment of Napoleon and would eventually develop into the strong German nationalism we see today. The unity wasn't limited to merely a patriotic Zeitgeist, but was actually manifested in policy, an example being the Zollverein, and institution which led to greatly improved economical unity and which also allowed the great German industrial valleys to be born.
"One form of nationalism to emerge in the mid-19th century was that of liberal nationalism which focused on the achievement of individual liberty of the people."

Tags:middle-classes, regional disparities, volkish movement, social darwinism, colonial empire

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This paper discusses the development and history of anti-Semitism, noting that the clear thesis against the Jews has always been their ostensibly foreign, alien, and threatening attributes. The paper specifically addresses the anti-Semetic myths that have developed over time, how the arguments that support these myths manifest themselves, the common negative themes associated with the Jews that are used to support these arguments, and how they adapt to new cultural and social developments. The paper maintains that the basis of anti-Semitism lies on nothing more than myth; no matter how compelling or seemingly plausible anti-Semites arguments may appear, they all originate from the same superstitious and anachronistic source.

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"Throughout the course of human history, there has been a consistent tendency in many cultures to blame and vilify ethnic, religious, and cultural minorities through fictitious and irrational, yet popular, beliefs for the purpose provoking civil strife, dissension, and hate-crimes. The use of these irrational and false claims propagates and fuels myths that encourage prejudice and disparagement. The myths are seeds of hatred that can fit many circumstances and be used to make further unfounded claims; untruth begets injustice. The Jewish people have borne an enormous amount of myth-based prejudice and slander going back hundreds of years, prejudices that withstood the developments of the Enlightenment-age and rationalism. In anti-Semitism lies an innate anachronism; anti-Semitism is outdated and medieval in our perceived enlightened and modern times, yet that understanding does little to shed its potency and allure, which continues to hold sway over many people. Rationalism should provide evidence enough for anti-Semitism's absurdity, yet to many it makes no difference. As long as people continue to propagate archaic, anachronistic ideas, then these ideas will hold influence, adapt to and utilize developments of their time - using eugenics to justify anti-Semitism, for example - and spread ignorance and hate. The basis of anti-Semitism lies on nothing more than myth; no matter how compelling or seemingly plausible anti-Semites arguments may appear, they all originate from the same superstitious and anachronistic source. How do these arguments manifest themselves? What are the common negative themes associated with the Jews that are used to support these arguments, and how do they adapt to new cultural, social, and other developments?"

Tags:myth, prejudice, slander, racism, hatred

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The paper discusses the nature of anti-racism and traces its roots as far back as literature will allow. The paper attempts to understand the nature of racism today and why the anti-racism movement seems to have had less influence than is believed on the historical standard of racism and exclusivity of power. The paper answers the question: Why was the influence of racism greater than that of anti-racism, and is racism still the dominant sociological thought or, is the culture finally seeking a more egalitarian standard and structure?

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"Though racist acts can also be derived from beliefs built in true racism, as many would argue, saying something is different is not the same as saying something is less than, even though the resulting laws and regulations give the distinct impression at varying times that this is true. To many, and especially to those who have been separated and subjugated, based on race the concepts are one in the same as many argue the idea that "separate is not necessarily equal." In many ways this is very true as the dominant culture will allocate resources and opportunities for its own race above another and the resulting situation, as is seen in early reformation and even reactionary "Jim Crow laws" the nature of separate creating a sense of inferiority and subsequent superiority as a result of the fact that most municipalities have a difficult time allocating resources to one infrastructure, let alone two separate ones. It can be argued that those in power when given a fixed set of resources will always allocate more for its own than for others."

Tags:racist, society, ancient, vintage, resources, opportunities, archaic, feudal, system