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College Campuses and Merton's Deviance Theory

desire for material security, success, and comfort on one hand, and limited opportunities to achieve these things on the other han...

Deviance Theory of Merton

In five pages this paper considers college campus's sociocultural norms in an application of Merton's deviance theory. One source...

Society, Deviance, and Differences

In five pages deviance in society is examined in a discussion of the labeling theory along with the philosophies of Emile Durkheim...

Questions on Juvenile Delinquency

In nine pages this research paper examines juvenile delinquency questions in a compilation of 4 brief essays that include such the...

Delinquency and Deviance Theories

However, in some cases the desired goals would not be equally available to all social groups, in others there might be too...

College Campuses and Date Rape

In ten pages college campuses and the incidences of acquaintance or date rape are examined in terms of information, statistics, se...

Blood In, Blood Out

applied to the characters at different times, but the two that seem most effective are Merton, and Shaw and MacKay. The term "Amer...

Strain Theories of Crime

response to social structure. Merton argues that some social structure "exert a definite pressure upon certain persons in the soc...

Title IX Violations Colleges

Sexual harassment is covered under Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972. The EEOC defines this as unwelcome sexual advan...

Assaults and Rapes on College Campuses

In five pages the issues pertaining to assaults and rapes on college campuses with an evaluation of campus administrator effective...

Policies of Misconduct Off College Campuses

held responsible in part, as well as the student who three the brick, and the students who urinated, all of whom could be identifi...

Robert K. Merton's Social Strain Theory

In seven pages the delinquency social strain theory of Robert K. Merton is examined in this overview. Seven sources are cited in...

Alcohol on the College Campus

is apparent that raising the legal drinking age to 21 has not discouraged many young people from drinking alcohol. In a 1997 study...

The Causes of Effects of Binge Drinking

(Roan 01E). Binge drinking causes adverse behavior. The effect of this is rape and sexually transmitted disease. Accordin...

College Classroom and Being Politically Correct

In nine pages this research paper discusses the 'PC' myth and discusses several theories in order to understand its popularity and...

The Deviant Behavior of Academic Dishonesty

time or another - displays deviant behavior. Human nature is defined by myriad elements, not the least of which is the social nee...

Two-Year Higher Education

Two-year colleges known as junior colleges or community colleges serve a very diverse population. They offer degrees and certifica...

Adolescence and Deviance

In eight pages the concept of deviance is examined in terms of definition and relevant sociological theories in order to make a de...

Perception and Deviance

In five pages the notion that deviance is based upon perceptions and therefore established by those in powerful positions that col...

Case Study on Paraplegia and Deviance

In five pages life issues are examined within the contexts of deviance and theories on social deviance as illustrated in a cse stu...

Deviance

it is not really that different in relationship to teenagers "normally" engaging in experimentation and rebellion. But, aside from...

Literature Review for Use in a Project on Leadership in Kuwait

or values. It is by understanding leadership and its influences that the way leadership may be encouraged and developed in the con...

Bringing CPTED to the University Campus

not directly under campus managements control. University of Tennessee pre-vet student Jessica Smith parked her car after g...

Comparing Two-Year Colleges

Two-year public colleges are more often referred to as community colleges. In recent years, their funding has been cut just as it ...

Theories in Criminology

of success that society all but demands. In essence, people are not considered successful unless they are well off financially and...

Part II of a Proposed Intervention

This paper pertains to the second part of a proposed intervention to decrease the incidence of underage drinking on college campus...

Design Document for University Campus Guide

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at a design document for a college campus guide. The purpose of the guide and its desi...

E-BOOKS, TEXTBOOKS AND COLLEGES

book back to the store. But it rarely happens this way; the student is luck to receive 10% of what he or she paid for the original...

Staffing in a Food Court

This 3 page paper looks at some operational issues which may be faced by a canteen on a college campus. The paper looks at matchin...

Procrastination and GPA

health when deadlines are far off" (Chu and Choi, 2005, p. 245). On the other hand, the Tice and Baumeister study also reported th...