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911 and Hostile Behavior from Sociological Perspectives

sad truth may suggest just the opposite. It is also valuable to consider the perspective offered by Oliver Cromwell Cox who note...

Analysis of Four Videos on Gang Behavior

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

Gangs and Teens

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

Gangs Explained Through Deviance Sociological Theory

This paper examines in five pages how gangs are explained through an application of the deviance sociological theory that includes...

Research on Gangs as it Relates to Critical Theory

religious direction in the lives of modern adolescents are factors that impact whether children turn to delinquency and crime. ...

Blacks' Relationship to Whites/Sociological Analysis

this was the stance of antebellum Southerners who saw slavery as a functional and crucial part of their economic system. Propon...

Applied Social Research/Whyte and Yin

and racketeering. Whyte readily acknowledges that he had no training in either sociology or anthropology when he began the rese...

Theories in Sociological Studies

interact with each other, and tend to ignore larger structures such as national governments and economies ("Theoretical Perspectiv...

Psychological Research Issues

In six pages this paper discusses various psychological research issues including an assessment of American Psychiatric Associatio...

Criminology Concepts

specifically, because individuals are naturally unrestrained external control is needed to keep order. 6. Sykes and Matzas Tech...

American and Japanese Street Crime

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares street crime in Japan and the U.S. from a sociological perspective. Ten sources ar...

A Review of Max Weber's Construction of Social Theory

views, and also goes on to suggest that his seemingly tenuous perspective on the application of science to social theory is based ...

The Structure of the Scientific Revolutions Postscript by Thomas Kuhn

In twelve pages this paper examines Kuhn's postscript and then contrasts and compares the views expressed with Max Weber's sociolo...

Gang Membership and Criminology Theory

This research paper/essay pertains to Strain theory and Routine Activity theory as explanation for gang involvement among young pe...

Gangs, Gender, and Geography

has been suggested that standard theories were used to explain the delinquency of males, and that the delinquency of females shoul...

Female Gangs; Social and Historical CausesGirl Gangs, Historical and Social Causes

This paper examines the reality of female gangs. The author addresses social and historical reasons for their inception, as well ...

California Gangs

In six pages California's gang problems are examined in a discussion of youth gang activity methods of coontrol. Eleven sources a...

Gangs and Females

In five pages this research paper examines gang participation as it pertains to girls with backgrounds, home life, and abuse among...

Law Enforcement Officials and the Problem of Biker Gangs

In twenty two pages this research paper analyzes the criminal behavior of so called 'biker gangs' in terms of history and certain ...

Social Learning Theory in '8 Ball Chicks'

there is nothing else "but us" to provide protection, safety and survival for the girls who join gangs. Within those gangs, they ...

Violence in Gangs

Juvenile delinquency and gang violence are subjects discussed in the scope of this research report. Legal reassures, prevention an...

Baltimore Juveniles and Gangs

attention in their federal death penalty trial in the U.S. District Court in Baltimore. Michael L. Taylor and Keon D. Moses start...

Gang Life Q and A

as Sullivan takes things a step further. He looks at males in three neighborhoods, thus enhancing the possibilities for an expanse...

The Positive Aspects of the Chain Gang

not leniency, indeed it is stiffened penalties for criminal behavior. A very important component of those penalties is the use of...

The Culture, History and Artistry of Black America

vision, no true identity, and certainly does not connect with his African American culture. His mother, however, changes some o...

The Behavior of Gangs

to find out what kept gangs together (26). These are the questions which most interested these researchers and one can say that in...

Gang Violence Surrounding Norfolk State University

their adolescent years as recidivist delinquents (Scott, 1995). Additionally, a full ninety percent of recidivist adolescent deli...

Columbus, Hero or Villain?

doing so, Boorstin puts this within the context of the historical era. For example, he explains that fifteenth century sailors sta...

Gwinnett County, Georgia's Gangs and Gang Violence

The Gwinnett police and the Office of the District Attorney are apparently working together, and working hard, to ensure that gang...

Sociological Analysis of “12 Angry Men”

they trust lawyers and never question things, in this case based on the assumed truth that all ethnic and impoverished people are ...