Social Science /Sociology

STEP 1. Select a THEORY OF CRIMINOLOGY for your essay o This should be one of the criminological theories we have looked at in this unit (e.g. Classical / Positivism / Strain / Labelling Marxism / Critical Criminology / Rational Choice etc.) IMPORTANT NOTE: You cannot select ‘social contract’ theory OR the same theory you studied for […]

Helping BehaviorIn 1987, 18-month-old Jessica McClure fell down a well in a backyard in Midland, Texas. Hundreds of volunteers worked around the clock to free her.· Why did these people help?· Are the norms for helping different when a child is involved?· What insight does social psychological theory offer into this behavior?  Please refer to

C. Wright Mills defined the sociological imagination as the capacity for individuals to understand the relationship between their individual lives and the broad social forces that influence them. In other words, the sociological imagination helps people link their own individual biographies to the broader forces of social life: ‘Neither the life of an individual nor

The Changing Face of the War on Drugs in the U.S.Drug abuse has been defined as a significant social problem. This discussion provides an opportunity to examine this problem as well as the ways in which our reliance on punishment as a solution to drug abuse has changed over the years, given the different populations

1. Start your assignment with an introductory paragraph about your research topic and why it is of interest and a research “puzzle.” You want to guide your reader from your research area to your research topic, then on to your general research question, and specific research question. While there are many ways to frame a

Systems and Professional IntegrityEthics is a code of thinking and behavior governed by a combination of personal, moral, legal, and social standards of what is right. Although the definition of ‘right’ varies with situations and cultures, its meaning in the context of a community work involves many guiding principles with which most community activists and

The many different forensic settings such as prisons, jails, outpatient settings, community centers, residential treatment facilities, and specialized treatment centers provide many opportunities for working with forensic populations. Even within these settings, there are specific and differing programs that operate. For instance, a prison might operate an outpatient drug treatment program, a residential drug treatment

Oral History PaperThis class will require a mandatory Oral History paper in which you are required to interview an elder in your family and apply course material to their lives.  You will examine the interviewees’ experiences at school, work, and home to see how their daily realities reflect what we are learning in class. Oral History Paper GuidelinesThe

Discussion: Treatment of Forensic Populations and Professional GoalsThe feelings generated when treating an individual in a forensic setting can range from sorrow to fear and nearly every emotion in between. Working with people who have been discounted by their own families and by society provides the forensic treatment practitioner with an opportunity to make a

Week 3 6446 Fears and Phobias You must use the Readings here· Burnham, J. J. (2009). Contemporary fears of children and adolescents: Coping and resiliency in the 21st century. Journal of Counseling and Development, 87(1), 28–35. · Flatt, N., & King, N. (2008). Building the case for brief psychointerventions in the treatment of specific phobias in children