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Analysis of Four Videos on Gang Behavior

group originally formed spontaneously, and then integrated through conflict" ("Frederic"). According to Thrasher, gangs are charac...

Manchild in the Promised Land by Claude Brown

of African Americans who fled the entrenched racism of the South and migrated North, in search of a "Promised Land" where they mig...

Sociological Concept of Family

In twelve pages this paper examines the theories of Stacey and Popenoe regarding the family from a sociological concept with Afric...

A New York's Little Italy Sociological Analysis

In eight pages this regional Italian American community is examined in terms of an historical overview and theory based sociologic...

Robert Beck's A Sociological and Psychological Look at Pimp The Story of My Life

In nine pages Beck's story is examined within the context of psychological and sociological perspectives with social deviance role...

Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Class Consciousness

In a personal essay consisting of six pages issues of social stratification and class consciousness are theoretically considered u...

Emile Durkheim's Suicide and Sociology

In five pages this paper applies decision theory to the text Suicide by sociological theorist Emile Durkheim. Four sources are ...

Sociology of Religion and Emile Durkheim

In six pages Durkheim's sociological arguments regarding religion are considered and then opposes his social practice enactment th...

Unique Murderers and Criminological Explanations

an early incident sent Gacy to prison for molesting a teenager and then his wife divorced him (1997). After he served a short pris...

Sicilian Mafia, Deviance, and the Sociology of Crime

In five pages this paper examines the Sicilian Mafia in a contrast and comparison of how the connection between agency and structu...

Violence in Children and Psychosocial Theory

In six pages this paper examines violence and its subculture in a consideration of real life cases and discussion of various socio...

Social and Workplace Inequality

In six pages workplace inequality is examined an economic and sociological theory applications with possible solutions to these pr...

James Q. Wilson and Max Weber on Bureaucracy

In seven pages bureaucracy is examined in terms of examples and premise of indestructibility along with Wilson and Weber's sociolo...

Hard Times by Charles Dickens

heartlessness of the industrialist, Bounderby, against the humanity and goodness of one of his textile workers, Stephen Blackpool....

Gangs and Teens

Sociological theories are applied to this consideration of teen involvement in gangs in a paper consisting of seven pages. There ...

The Adult Entertainment Industry as a Noncriminal Deviant Sub-Culture

nudity. Mens bodies, by contrast, are almost never shown nude; if they are, they are usually exaggerated into a "heroic" style. Fe...

John Galtung/Theory and Methods of Social Research

located outside the social scientist himself, and we shall follow this tradition" (Galtung 9). As this indicates, Galtung does not...

Cheating Explained Through Sociological Concepts

In five pages this paper uses the sociological concepts of differential association and systems theory to explain cheating as fe...

Social Propaganda and Utopian Qualities in Adam Sandler's Big Daddy

of marriage, he also does not want to lose the one person in his life who helps to give him direction. This dichotomy is instrume...

Sociology Topics

biology for example. The reason why this is the case, is because one cannot conclusively prove that a trend exists or not because ...

An Internet Society

In 6 pages a theoretical consideration of what would happen if everyone across the globe had Internet access with sociological and...

Contemporary Writer Bell Hooks

In five pages the contributions of African American feminist Bell Hooks in terms of sociological thought and theory are discussed....

Racism Case Study Analysis

not understand. That was television, but it was not fiction. Still, in looking at less prominent individuals, a student may want ...

Film Rebel Without a Cause and Theories of Sociology

In seven pages this paper examines juvenile delinquency in this analysis of the 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause from a perspective...

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...

Questions on Concepts in Sociology

way, anomie is experienced. To Merton, along with the precepts of his social strain theory, one can say that the way in which the ...

Sociological Views on the Divination Function in 1 Samuel 28

I bring up unto thee? And he said, bring me up Samuel" (1 Samuel 28:11). Samuel does appear, but warns Saul of his upcoming ruin d...

Empowerment and Social Work

taken into account. This is itself mediates against the dogmatic and prescriptive approach to social work and towards a theoretica...

Holland, England, and Homicide

In forty eight pages this paper compares the rates of homicide in Holland and England in a consideration of required comparative m...

Indian Politics and the Significance of Religion

With this, one may be critical of modern life (1008). Further, some thinkers look at Durkheims "social cement " and equate it wit...