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    Approach is rooted in philosophy and used to pursue casual explanations by generating questions as hypotheses, otherwise known as theory testing. Positivism uses the idea that there

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    This response addresses question four and define the provided theories, which include structural functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism. In doing so, various components of the theories are identified in relation to the topic of social change. In doing so, it is important to point out that in sociology, theories are used to explain the patterns, the way groups of people decide to perform specific actions, and the way societies do certain things or rather experience a change in

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    theoretical approaches: symbolic interactionism, functional analysis, and conflict theory. Personally, I believe that symbolic interactionism is the most logically viable approach to understanding modern society due to its understanding of the meaning people ascribe to everyday concepts. As a theory, functionalism fails to mention those who either deviate from the whole or work against society. Concerning Marx’s conflict theory, for now, the time of competing for scarcities has ebbed; there are other

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    The theories that will be looked at in order to provide a sufficient report for the judge on what caused Albert to enter a life of crime which culminated in his conviction for murder are; biological determinism, ecological determinism, subculture crime and conflict theories. Biological determinism One of the best known application of biological determinism in relation to crime is from Cesare Lombroso who “Viewed criminals as suffering from a depravity caused by an atavistic reversion:” In other

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    (Native Women's Association of Canada, 2010)? By exploring the classical conflict theory and the contemporary anti-racist theory, these two theories will provide an explanation for the issues occurring regarding this report. Conflict theory is the classical framework that says that "society is grounded on inequality and competition over scarce resources that result in conflict" (Ravelli, B and Webber, M. 2013). Conflict theory can explain this situation because it helps to understand why this issue

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    The social-conflict theory states that inequality exists in every society, which results in conflict and change. This theory takes into consideration factors such as social class, race, ethnicity, gender, and age. Throughout history, there has been inequalities between the rich and the poor, males and females, white people and people of color; these inequalities are still ongoing today in several societies around the world. Furthermore, this social inequality causes conflict since it benefits specific

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    Conflict theories focus on the political nature of crime and examine the creation and application of the law. Conflict theory fundamental assumption is that society is characterized more by conflict than by collective consensus. This characterization allows conflict theory to be viewed at on a continuous spectrum from different vantage points. On one end of the spectrum is the pluralistic view that infers that society is composed of different groups which are in a struggle for maintain their interest

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    crime such as rape, murder, and etcetera. The conflict theory of deviance informs one on how a person’s social class, gender, and race affects the committing of a crime along with thorough research and theorists Karl Marx, Richard Quinney, and William Chambliss beliefs. “Conflict theories emphasize the social, political, or material inequality of a social group that critique the broad socio-political system” (Bound Open Textbook). The conflict theory of deviance view deviant actions as violations

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    Much like the name of the theory denotes, this theory is based upon the understanding that the society and its social structure is in continuous conflict tension, and racial struggle. The cause of this conflict is in the societal structure including all of the factors that make up a society. These factors might include everything from the labor market and the jobs available/unemployment

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    The reading of this forum presented concepts of conflict management, interpersonal communication, and motivational theories and their significance to the overall success of an organization. As we dig deeper into the material for leadership and management, the shining theme throughout our readings has been self-less leadership (Satterlee, 2013). This week, we focused on the importance of interpersonal communication, and conflict management. Owner, leaders, and managers must understand the importance

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