Social Science

The major urban centers of the United States are the results of good decisions, good natural resources from surrounding lands and from topographical benefits, and good water. Most major cities in the US lie next to large bodies of water,…
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The labeling theory of juvenile delinquency deals with the effects of labels, or stigmas, on juvenile behavior. Labeling theory holds that society, by placing labels on juvenile delinquents, stigmatizes them, leading to a negative label for a youth to develop…
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Sociologists observe the social “organism” as biological scientists study living organisms. The individual is a contributing and an affective part of a systematic whole. In complex societies, there may be nested systems, or multiple systems inside of larger systems. An…
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One of the most outstanding Einstein quotes is “The important thing is not to stop questioning. Never lose a holy curiosity.” As it turns out curiosity is an essential characteristic of genius, certainly evident in Einstein himself. To linger in…
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Blame it all on Beaver Cleaver.  The iconic fifties situation comedy was all about life in suburban America, and the  American Dream that centered on a nuclear family, with a male breadwinner, two kids, and a smiling housewife who, if…
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We who are alive at this moment in time have been given the gift of a life to use to the best of our ability. Some of us get the chance to live for many years and others not so…
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The term “Empirical Evidence” applies to evidence that we can confirm through our senses. We can see, feel, touch, smell, taste, and hear. In the hard sciences, the senses are profoundly necessary for the close physical examination of objects. Over…
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The organized/disorganized classification is one of the most commonly cited classifications of violent serial offenders. This distinction between offenders is made on the criteria that it can be drawn from an examination of the crime scene and the victim. The…
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Classical criminology is the term applied to the theories on crime and punishment espoused by 18th century European Enlightenment thinkers such as Cesare Beccaria (1738 – 1794) and Jeremy Bentham (1748 – 1832). They believed that crime arose from social…
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Perhaps the smallest extent of the influence of Karl Marx had been the formation of the Marxist sociological perspective, the impact that Marx has had within the world of politics is so massive that it has changed the course the…
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