Search results for: “social causes”
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Social Causes
Environmental and Social Theories of Crime Social CausesIntroduction to Social CausesOne of the first theories describing the influence of social factors on crime came from French sociologist Gabriel Tarde. In the late 1880s Tarde criticized the physical typology theories of Lombro…
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SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS Network-configured collectivities that seek to promote or resist political and/or cultural change on the basis of shared group identity. As Stanford Lyman (1995:397) has observed, “In virtually all their various manifestations in the United States, social movements have proclaimed a salvational message, each has sought to cure the soul of either the nation,…
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Social Learning Theories
Psychological Theories of Crime: Social Learning TheoriesIntroduction to Social Learning TheoriesSocial learning theories propose that people internalize moral codes more through the process of socialization-learning behaviors through interaction with others-rather than through a s…
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Social-Structural Theories
Environmental and Social Theories of Crime: Social Causes: Social-Structural TheoriesIntroduction to Social-Structural TheoriesThe social-structural approach emphasizes the effects of an individual's position in society and the constraints that the person's status puts on h…
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Terrorism Causes
Causes of TerrorismIntroduction to Terrorism CausesTerrorism has occurred throughout history for a variety of reasons. Its causes can be historical, cultural, political, social, psychological, economic, or religious-or any combination of these. Some countries have proven to be part…
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Economic Causes of Crime
Environmental and Social Theories of Crime: Economic CausesIntroduction to Economic Causes of CrimeStudies concerning the influence of economic factors on criminal behavior have attempted to link economic deprivation to increased motivation to commit crimes (especially property cri…
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Social Isolation
Child Abuse Cause Social Isolation and Low Community InvolvementParents and caretakers who abuse children tend to be socially isolated. Few violent parents belong to any community organizations, and most have little contact with friends or relatives. This lack of social involvement deprives…
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Social Stress
Child Abuse Cause Social StressStress brought on by a variety of social conditions raises the risk of child abuse within a family. These conditions include unemployment, illness, poor housing conditions, a larger-than-average family size, the presence of a new baby or a disabled person in t…
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Child Abuse Causes
Child Abuse CausesMany people have difficulty understanding why any person would hurt a child. The public often assumes that people who abuse their children suffer from mental disorders, but fewer than 10 percent of abusers have mental illnesses. Most abusers love their children but tend to…
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Social Darwinism
Social Darwinism Social Darwinism Definition Social Darwinism, term coined in the late 19th century to describe the idea that humans, like animals and plants, compete in a struggle for existence in which natural selection results in “survival of the fittest.” Introduction Social Darwinists base their beliefs on theories of evolution developed by British naturalist Charles…
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Environmental and Social Theories of Crime
Environmental and Social Theories of Crime The most common criminological theories attribute criminal motivation to environmental or social factors rather than biological or psychological traits. These theories may focus on social influences on crime or on economic factors. Social Causes One of the first theories describing the influence of social factors on crime came from…
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Socialist Legal Systems
Socialist Legal Systems Socialist law is the legal system used in most Communist states. It is based on the civil law system and Marxist-Leninist ideology. During the cold war period, it was incorporated into the legal systems of the Soviet Union and its former satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe. These systems were built…
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The Problem of Social Cost 10
The Problem of Social Cost The definition of the social product is queer but this does not mean that the conclusions for policy drawn from the analysis are necessarily wrong. However, there are bound to be dangers in an approach which diverts attention from the basic issues and there can be little doubt that…