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Social Structure Theories vs. Social Process Theories, 2002.
Examining the difference in these two sociological theories with reference to juvenile delinquency.
1,045 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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Social Structure Theories and Social Processes Theories are often used interchangeably. This essay highlights the fundamental differences outlining social structure and social process theories. In order to compare these theories, the paper draws attention to the various theories of juvenile delinquency and the difference of perspective involved and the obtrusive causes outlined by the distinct theories for engagement in criminal acts at a young age. Two different theories are presented attempting to explain juvenile delinquency, presenting various facets of adolescent criminal behavior and the possible causes of such behavior.
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"One of the major challenges faced by the law-making authorities of the United States today is the reduction of juvenile delinquency and to increase the effectiveness of lawful regulations in the country. The alarming augmentation in crime rate at adolescent echelon is the most worrisome problem facing America therefore researchers and experts of the related field have developed various theories regarding juvenile delinquency outlining motivations and reasons behind the existence and the frequency of crime at juvenile stage. In order to well-comprehend the perspective of various philosophies related to juvenile delinquency, it is highly essential to know what juvenile delinquency is about."
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Social Structure Theories, 2002.
A paper which examines how social structure theories are applied to delinquent behavior in society.
1,415 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 47.95
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The paper discusses how social structure theories attempt to analyze the driving forces that change society and that sociologists who study social change use the study of both criminology and sociology to draw conclusions about criminal behavior. The paper further explains that the three main branches of social structure theories are the social disorganization theory, the social strain theory and the cultural deviance theory. In this paper, the major social structural theories are defined and analyzed. The culmination of this paper addresses the question - How well have social structure theories explained delinquent behavior in society?
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"The strain theories express the discontent of Americans who fail to achieve the American dream. Crimes committed by white collar, middle class workers can be explained by the strain theories. An example of this is workplace violence, which, according to a Bureau of Justice Statistics Crime Characteristics accounts for 18 percent of all violent crime between 1993 and 1999 . Unfortunately, it is not unheard of for a worker who was recently fired to return to his old employer to vent his anger by opening fire on anyone in site. Such violence demonstrates how competition to succeed prompts crime as the anomie theory contends."
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Mammalian Social Structure and Cooperation, 2003.
A look at the intricate details of social structure and methods of cooperation in primates, dolphins, and wolves.
4,106 words (approx. 16.4 pages), 21 sources, MLA, $ 110.95
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This paper examines how the social structures of primates, dolphins, and wolves are complex societies composed of sexual and foraging factors. It looks at how primates vary by species in regard to which mode of group structure they incorporate, but all are based on the process of reproduction. It examines how dolphins exist in cooperative pods, with all members equally contributing to a hunt. It shows how wolves have a strict hierarchy with dominant leaders and hunt as an efficient group.
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Introduction
Primate Social Structure
Dolphin Social Structure
Wolf Social Structure
Wolf Teamwork
Dolphin Teamwork
Primate Teamwork
Conclusion
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"Wolves live in cooperative breeding packs or family units of five to ten or as many as thirty individuals (Wolflore.com 2003). Pack to pack interactions are rare due to large, well defined territories. These interactions are often aggressive and violent when they occur. A pack is an extended family where every individual understands their position in the hierarchy. The highest ranking members, often the most senior mating pair, are called the alpha wolves. Other members will frequently surround him, howling and sticking muzzles in his face to reaffirm attachment and define the group. This dominant male keeps the pack emotionally centered (Fuller 2003). The next step down is the beta wolf, with both a male and female."
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Marx, Rousseau and Social Structure, 2002.
Examines social structure as seen through the views of social theorists Karl Marx and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the treatment of social structure in the works of Karl Marx and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The paper shows that both Marx and Rousseau viewed human nature as pliable. Because of this, their view of social structure entailed the conviction that human nature could be moulded by social engineering.
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Social Structure Of Brazil, 2002.
Examines the country's social structure as reflected in two books.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, $ 39.95
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Examines the country's social structure as reflected in two books. Both authors agree that Brazilian society is divided into the powerful wealthy few and the many poor resulting in social, political, legal & economic injustices. Relationship between the Rainforest & poor & exploited workers. Books are: THE BURNING SEASON by Andew Revkin and LATIN AMERICA: BLOCKATES TO DEVELOPMENT by Robinson Rojas.
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"The social structure of Brazil, as reflected in Andrew Revkin's The Burning Season: The Murder of Chico Mendes and the Fight for the Amazon Rain Forest, is starkly divided into the few wealthy and the many poor. The wealthy few are the large landowners and the many poor are the laborers and farmers and squatters who live on the fringe of the rain forest, barely surviving. The result is a society of gross social, political, legal and economic injustices for the many poor in their struggle against the powerful and rich.
In general, this social structure reflects as well the social structure in Latin America in general. However, what makes the situation in Brazil even more tragic and disastrous is that the greed and inhumanity of the few wealthy landowners is destroying not only the lives of the many poor but the life of..."
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Visualization: Molecular Structure and the VSEPR Theory, 2000.
An exploration of the concepts of this theory and how to use balloons to build geometric models of several types of molecules.
850 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, $ 30.95
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" This theory has since become what we now know as the valence-shell electron-pair repulsion model (VSEPR), which states that the geometric arrangement of electron pairs around a central atom are the result of electrostatic repulsion between electron pairs. The basic principle of this is that repulsion between electrons in bonding pairs and lone pairs causes them to remain as far apart as geometrically possible. Thus, the arrangement that a molecule ultimately assumes is the one that best minimizes repulsion."
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Canadian Social Structure., 2002.
Treatment of native peoples by the Canadian Justice System.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 89.95
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This ten-page undergraduate paper explores how and why Natives are oppressed and discriminated against in the justice system. Colonization and the "Indian Act" are part of it, and social conditions outside the system fully explain what happen within it: both control inferior people. 10 pgs. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Social Welfare, Women and Social Structures, 2002.
This paper discusses how social welfare and legal provisions reflect and reinforce inequalities.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 80.95
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The welfare state is shown to be not just about a set of services, but an imposition of certain ideologies about the family. To a large degree, it is a system that perpetuates the segregation of women to the domestic sphere.
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Structuralism and Modernization Theory, 2006.
A look at continuities and discontinuities in modernization and Marxist theories of development.
1,383 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 46.95
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This paper explores the nexus between modernization and development, the different aspects of modernism and its contribution to the discourse of development. It argues that the modernization perspective has been discursively significant in the development of the underdevelopment discourse and has been widely applied as a political tool in prescribing development for Third World societies.
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"The two great wars in the first half of the twentieth century fundamentally altered the way Europe dealt with its former colonies. As the rise of welfare states changed the economic orientations of states, the provision of humane conditions of living became part of state responsibility. The development project rose in the context of a post-colonial international system with the aim to modernize societies along the lines of the Western democracy-capitalism model. Governments in former colonies also known as third world countries faced dual pressures: how to fit in a Western balance of power-based state system and how to rapidly 'develop'. As observed, there is an enormous emphasis on the state in delivering a better quality of life for the people. This is the historical context of development. On the other hand, the discursive context of development comes from a realisation. "
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Organizational Theories And Structure In Post-Industrial Era, 2002.
Discussion of the origins and contributions of the postmodern or post-industrial organizational theories.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 71.95
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Organization theory and structure have gained tremendous attention in the past two decades as world changes forced management gurus to find out what kind of organizational structure was required to extract maximum productivity. Social, political and cultural changes have contributed towards formulation of better organizational theories. While each theory claimed to possess a new meaning, they were all based on similar ideas and thus twenty years hence, they would all come to be labeled as postmodern or post-industrial organizational theories. These theories have helped in identifying the factors, which are leading to change, in organizations.
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Needs-based and Process-based Theories of Motivation, 2006.
An explanation of the differences between "needs-based" and "process-based" theories of motivation.
1,290 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 43.95
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This paper takes a look at "needs-based" and "process-based" theories of motivation, focusing on the difference between the two.
According to the paper, there have been many attempts in the history of psychology to give an exact meaning to the concept of motivation. The paper concludes with the author's personal opinion of these theories.
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"Other important needs-based theories of motivation have been developed by Mc Gregor -"Theory X and Theory Y", theory X stipulating that lower-order needs motivate individual behaviour and theory Y that higher-order needs motivate it-, Harzberg -"Two Factors Theory": presents a contrasting view on satisfaction and dissatisfaction- or Alderfer. The one presented by the latter scientist, named the ERG Theory classifies the core needs into three groups: existence needs - psychological and safety -, relatedness needs - mainly the desire to maintain inter-personal relationships - and growth needs, which consist in an intrinsic desire for personal development. Moreover, other three types of needs are also identified by McClelland: achievement - the need for competitive success -, affiliations - the need for friendly relationships with other people - and power, explained by the need to control the others. "
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Political Process Theories, 2004.
An examination of four different theories that describe the political process.
5,871 words (approx. 23.5 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 140.95
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This paper defines, analyzes, and discusses several theories that are applicable to the political process. It reviews literature that describes the Group Theory, Elite Theory, Public Choice Theory, and Game Theory.
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"In the summer of 2001, a study was published (in The Western Journal of Black Studies) analyzing the Atlanta airport affirmative action controversy, which took place between the years 1973 ? 1980. The author of the article, Manley Elliott Banks II, used the ?dominant-subordinate group theory? to explain the structuring influences of race on the political behavior of the black and white leaders in Atlanta. ?Whites are the dominant group and blacks are the subordinate group,? Banks wrote. And white leaders, in the model, seek to ?maintain their dominance, while black leaders try to alter the subordination.? "
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An Analysis of Ted Bundy through the Lens of Information-Processing Theory, 2002.
This paper is an in-depth analysis of the motives of Ted Bundy prior to and during his serial murders. The analysis uses a sub discipline of Cognitive Theory- Information Processing theory to examine Bundy's motives prior to and during his murders.
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This paper is an intensive examination of serial murderer Ted Bundy and the motivations behind his killing spree. In order to analyze this murderer, the paper uses a sub discipline of Cognitive Theory- Information Processing theory to examine Bundy's motives prior to and during his murders. It not only examines the man himself, but also looks at his victims, his family life and other environmental factors that may have led to his transformation.
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"This cognitive representation of pleasure does not end with Bundy?s first sexually motivated encounter, instead, this becomes a continuum in which another stimulus is introduced. The third stimulus, which is the actual murder, essentially strengthens Bundy?s need and desire to rape and brutally sodomize women. Bundy?s predisposition to sexually violent behavior was finally released. By breaking the barrier, Bundy?s pathological processes overcame his inhibitions, which led him to crave more. Bundy had made the final decision to kill, solving his problem, he now lived uninhibited by any moral dilemma, and would keep murdering for the sake of self-gratification. It is really quite sickening to imagine that by mutilating, torturing, raping and murdering one could experience pleasure. Not only did Bundy experience great pleasure, but derived satisfaction and motivation to keep killing."
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Emile Durkheim?s Social Theories, 2004.
This paper discusses Emile Durkheim?s social theories, including social solidarity, integration, and interaction.
805 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 28.95
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This paper explains that, during the 19th century, the field of social sciences was introduced to the revolutionary ideas of a French social theorist,Emile Durkheim, author of the discourse on social integration and solidarity, ?Suicide: A Study in Sociology". The author points out that, in Durkheim's Law of Social Gravity, he explains how the physical structure of an environment or local area influences the social structure of its people. The paper applies Durkheim's theories on the suicide phenomenon, The Law of Social Gravity, to present-day gang behavior of lower-class youth.
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"Thus, in the case of suicide, Durkheim applies this social law, where he posits,?? groups that have a higher social density have less likelihood that their members will kill themselves? because social structure? (makes an individual) less individualistic? With higher social density, the meaning of life is attached to participation in the group, not to one?s own wishes? (190). In effect, because there is greater social interaction and integration in societies with high social density, there is less danger that an individual will feel alienated in his/her own society. Groups within the society also help integrate an individual in the society, giving him/her a sense of identity and belongingness in that group, and in effect, in the society as well."
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Smith and Marx?s Theories of Social Development, 2001.
Comparison of Adam Smith and Karl Marx's theories of social development.
1,278 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper compares and contrasts Smith and Marx's theories of social development, siding with Smith's structures rather than those of Marx.
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"While Smith and Marx?s theories of social development comprised many of the same stages, their differences are ultimately greater than their similarities. Smith?s model is the more realistic of the two. It is more realistic than Marx?s firstly because it is based on a more accurate consideration of human nature; it rightly acknowledges human greed, that people always desire more, and that people want to work to catch up to those directly above them and not to those very much wealthier. Smith?s theory of social development is secondly a better model in that it recognizes the multi-causal nature of shifts in society. Finally, Marx?s model has at least two fundamental flaws aside from those related to his misjudgement of human nature. For one, Marx?s theory of social development could not be applied to Asia, which, as we shall see, is a flaw that cannot be overlooked and that undermines the entire theory. Secondly, if his first stage, that of primitive communalism, was one of equality, it should not have ever ended; if classes came about once, there is reason to suspect they might come about again, and so again his theory seems problematic."
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