Giddens – Modernity and Self Identity Chapter Two
A brief summary of Anthony Giddens’ Modernity and Self Identity – chapter two – in which he focuses on the […]
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Sociology
Crime and Deviance
Evaluating Marxist Theories of Crime Part 2 – Kweku Adoboli
In 2013 Kweku Adeboli was jailed for 7 years for committing the biggest White Collar fraud in UK history. This
Crime and Deviance
Evaluating the Marxist Perspective on Crime (part 1)
All of the material below takes you to evidence that broadly supports two ideas held by Marxists about Crime –
Crime and Deviance
Marxist Theories of Crime – A Summary
Covering crimogenic capitalism, selective law enforcement and the ideological functions of crime control
Crime and Deviance
Consensus Theories of Crime -Functionalist and Strain Theories: Summary Version
Introduction/ The basics Durkheim’s Functionalist Theory Hirschi’s Social Control/ Bonds of Attachment Theory Merton’s Strain Theory Institutional Anomie Theory (IAT)
Crime and Deviance
Consensus Theories of Crime: An Introduction
Consensus theories generally see crime as unusual, dysfunctional and believe something has ‘gone wrong’ for the people who commit crime.
Book summaries, Culture and Identity, Globalisation, Social Theories
Giddens: Modernity and Self-Identity – Introduction and Chapter One (A Summary)
Anthony Giddens is one of the world’s leading sociologists and one of the main critics of Postmodern thought – and
Crime and Deviance
Official Crime Statistics for England and Wales
The two main sources of official statistics on Crime in the UK (or rather England and Wales!) are: Police Recorded
Crime and Deviance
Sociological Perspectives on Crime and Deviance
A brief overview of some sociological perspectives on crime and deviance – from Functionalism through to Right Realism. Theory Summary
Crime and Deviance, Essay plans
Assess the Contribution of Post/ Late Modern Perspectives to our Understanding of Crime and Deviance (30)
An essay plan on Post/ Late Modern perspectives on crime and deviance covering the relationship between consumerism and crime (Robert