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Drug Use and Deviant Behavior, 2004.
An analysis of a journal article on drug use and deviant behavior in adolescents.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, APA, AU$ 37.95
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This paper analyzes a 1999 journal article that shows that preteens and teens of addicted parents have a high rate of substance and alcohol use and other deviant behaviors.
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"In "Early Deviance and Related Risk Factors in the Children of Narcotic Addicts", Nurco, Blatchley, Hanlon and O'Grady report the results of a meta-analysis on the self-reported behaviors of male and female adolescents ages of narcotic-addicted parents participating in methadone programs. The results of the self-report measures found that early deviance is related to current adolescent drug and alcohol use, association with deviant peers, a negative view of self and psychological symptomatology. There are a number of risks and protective..."
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The Sociology of Deviant Behavior, 2004.
An analysis of violence, deviant behavior, labeling, and conflict theories through a review of "Code of the Street," written by Elijah Anderson.
801 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 45.95
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This paper discusses and analyzes the occurrence of deviant behavior in the context of life on the street. The paper contends that street life is predominated by people who live in poor inner-city neighborhoods. The paper reviews Elijah Anderson's book, "Code of the Street," that studies this very phenomenon. Applying the basic concepts associated in the study of the sociology of deviant behavior, the paper argues that Anderson's analysis of street life in "Code of the Street" puts into context the labeling theory of deviant behavior, wherein people's attitudes and behavior are associated with the labels that other people give them as deviants in society. The paper discusses this issue extensively, providing references to both Schaefer and Anderson's discussions on deviant behavior.
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"Despite the establishment of these social norms and rules, there are still individuals who do not conform, or "deviate," from the established norms and rules in the society. Schaefer (1998) identifies deviance as a "behavior that violates the standards of conduct and or expectations of a group or society" (160). Directly linked with the study of deviant behavior is the concept of social control, which regulates human behavior within society. Thus, deviance may include some form of social control in order to inculcate in society that deviant behavior are undesirable for the society. Social control may be formal or informal, wherein the former imposes a legal procedure, such as imprisonment, or simply, by making the individual an "outsider," isolated from his/her society and not welcomed to interact with other people."
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Deviant Behavior, 2008.
A general discussion of deviant behavior.
1,165 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 5 sources, APA, AU$ 64.95
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This paper provides an overview of deviant behavior. The paper defines it generally as being any form of behavior that violates accepted social norms and laws. It examines both the roots of this behavior and the causes for its continuation. The paper argues that this understanding is essential to learning how to best stop deviant behavior. It concludes that successfully stopping deviant behavior through an understanding of its roots and causes is an important part of the law enforcement agent's job.
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"Deviant behavior plays numerous roles and functions, depending on the individual or group and the deviant behavior being taken. For example, deviant behavior often defines or affirms a particular culture's values or norms or clarifies the moral boundaries of a group. Deviant behavior can also be utilized to promote social unity by creating us/them dichotomies and encouraging social change. More so, deviant behavior has also led to the creation of numerous jobs aimed exclusively at controlling deviant behavior, most notably law enforcement agents. Often time, deviant behavior serves no further purpose than being an assertion of personal individuality and identity, often taking the form of a rebellion against an established norm. (Barron: 2007)."
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Impact of Schools and Family on Deviant Behavior, 2008.
A discussion of risk factors for adolescents and the development of antisocial behavior and the role of school and family in the development of deviant and criminal behavior.
2,583 words (approx. 10.3 pages), 8 sources, APA, AU$ 124.95
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This paper discusses the impact of schools and family on future deviant or criminal behavior and discusses the proven correlation between negative school and family environments and future deviant or criminal behavior. It describes risk factors for adolescents and the development of antisocial behavior. The paper looks at the role of escape conditioning during family interactions in the development of aggressive and antisocial behavior and discusses the application of the social learning theory.
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"According to Williams (2000) Long Beach school officials found that in the year following implementation of the school uniform policy, overall school crime decreased thirty-six percent, fights decreased fifty-one percent, sex offenses decreased seventy-four percent, weapons offenses decreased fifty percent, assault and battery offenses decreased thirty-four percent, and vandalism decreased eighteen percent. Unexpectedly, fewer than one percent of the students have elected to opt out of the uniform policy."
"Some school systems have allowed students to decide whether to wear uniform clothing, but others have determined that a mandatory school uniform policy with no opt out provision is necessary to address a disruptive atmosphere. According to Cruz (2001) a Phoenix, Arizona school, for example, adopted a mandatory uniform policy requiring all of its students to wear school uniforms, or if they choose to defy the policy, attend another public school. Encouragingly, this Phoenix school uniform policy was recently upheld by a state trial court."
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Media Violence and Deviant Behavior, 2004.
An examination of how television media violence influences deviant
behavior, specifically criminal behavior.
2,288 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 9 sources, MLA, AU$ 112.95
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This paper examines how violence in the media has become a commonplace affair and discusses whether television violence results in more aggressive or deviant behavior and whether it is likely to lead to criminal behavior. Through a literature review, the paper looks at how studies have proved that media violence can lead to criminal behavior and how many sociologists have concluded that violence in television media impacts viewers in a negative manner. It also shows how television violence impacts youths and adolescents much more frequently than it impacts adults.
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"The effects of ?media? on human behavior have been closely examined for centuries. Even the earliest of philosophers such as Freud hypothesized that human behavior is a product of external influences. Approximately 50 years ago, before television became a mainstay in modern households, a researcher by the name of Hovland analyzed the potential implications of the science of communications, foreseeing much change in communications of the future. He stated ?how can stimuli?bring about various desired changes in response?? (Vos Post, 1995). He noted that analysis would be required of the stimuli transmitted by the communicator, in this case the television (Vos Post, 1995)."
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The Lunar Cycle, Suicides and Deviant Behavior, 2002.
This essay studies the relationship between the lunar cycle, suicides and deviant behavior. This paper looks at the validity of arguments that claim the moon affects human behavior.
810 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 22 sources, APA, AU$ 45.95
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Many people feel that the moon phases affect human behavior and this essay takes a look at the validity of these arguments from a psychological perspective. The main argument of the paper is based on the article "Suicides and the Lunar Cycle" by J. M. Gutierrez-Garcia and F. Tusell.
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"Theories aligning the Lunar Cycle with deviations in human behavior have been prevalent throughout history as well as modern cultures. The calendars of ancient civilizations were often based around the cycle of the moon. Subsequently, the customs and beliefs of many cultures place the moon in direct correlation with unprecedented events and deviant behaviors. In their article, Suicides and the Lunar Cycle, J. M. Gutierrez-Garcia and F. Tusell attempt to disprove popular theories that suggest there is a relationship connecting the lunar cycle with suicides and deviant behaviors."
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Addiction: Hereditary or Socially Driven Deviant Behavior?, 2002.
This paper reviews recent research on alcohol and drug abuse and addiction in attempt to identify the factors that make individuals vulnerable to addiction.
1,465 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 77.95
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After an extensive review of the research, the author concludes that social, familial and genetic factors are intertwined; no one factor can be said to cause addiction. The author continues that it may not always be reasonable to blame completely the addicted person for his situation.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Role of Family
Genetics and Addiction
Addiction and Personal Responsibility
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"Not every person who experiments with drugs becomes addicted any more than every person who has a drink becomes an alcoholic. Both Tani and Oxford found that the young person?s peer group made a significant difference. Young people whose friends used drugs were more likely to use drugs, while those whose friends did not were less likely to use them. Tani (2001) found in her review of the research that the peer group influenced extended use of drugs, thus increasing the risk of dependence or addiction."
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Is Drug Court Really Effective: A Review of Current Drug Laws and Drug Courts, 2002.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 6 sources, AU$ 170.95
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This legal analysis examines the American drug courts in order to assess the effectiveness of existing policy in dealing with crimes associated with drugs in the United States. This paper evaluates the scientific validity of resources that are used to determine drug policy, and in the critique finds these systems of information ineffective. The author of this essay then offers recommendations for a drug policy that includes a description of drug court environments, and rehabilitation programs for women.
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Deviancy in a Drug Culture, 2002.
A definition of deviant behaviors in society with a focus on the drug abuser.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 42.95
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This paper will discuss what deviant behaviors mean and how they can affect a person in how they relate to society. By analyzing what the definitions of a deviant might be, by showing an example, a better understanding can be met on how it is defined within the scope of psychology. By taking for instance, a drug abuser, a perception of deviancy can be found in describing an example of what it means to be deviant.
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Heterosexual Deviance, 2004.
An overview of deviant behavior with a specific emphasis on heterosexual deviant behavior.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 5 sources, APA, AU$ 37.95
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This paper discusses heterosexual deviance as a category of social behavior. The paper defines the term "deviance" as a behavior that meets with social disapproval or punishment by society as they violate a social or moral code of conduct and discusses stalking and pedophilia as examples of heterosexual deviant behavior.
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"Thio notes that the term deviance refers to a broad and changing category of social behavior. He defines it as any behavior that meets with social disapproval or punishment by members of a society and or of a smaller social group. Deviant behaviors are those behaviors that society considers to be bad, evil, sinful criminal, insane or even rude. According to Thio, deviance is likely to produce some social efforts to punish and or control the deviant individual."
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Deviance, 2002.
A discussion of "deviant" behavior and how it is viewed by sociologists, criminologists and psychologists.
1,950 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 15 sources, MLA, AU$ 99.95
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The paper looks at different definitions of the term "deviance" by quoting different sociologists and discussing their views as to what is considered deviant behavior. The paper then discusses labeling theory which looks at the reaction of others to "deviant" behavior and the subsequent effects of such reactions. The paper also explores the different views of criminologists, psychologists, and sociologists as to the causes of deviant behavior.
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"One sociologist, Erdwin Pfuhl, believes that the label ?deviant? depends on a group?s notion of actions and conditions that should and should not occur. This view also suggests that labels of deviance can change within different societies and times. One might ask why there are so many interpretations of deviance. The answer is rather simple. Due to its relative nature, people will interpret activities quite differently (Clinard, 1998)."
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Alcoholism, 2006.
This paper discusses the deviant behaviors of alcoholism, especially social and dependency behaviors.
3,920 words (approx. 15.7 pages), 15 sources, APA, AU$ 169.95
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This paper explains that both chronic alcoholism and alcohol abuse result in deviant behaviors that vary from the cultural norms, such as increased aggression and violent behaviors. The author points out that studies indicate that alcoholism can be treated by relieving many of the deviant behaviors associated with the disease through complete abstinence, which may be coupled with counseling or therapeutic measures to help minimize the effects of negative behaviors or negative coping patterns that contribute to alcoholism. The paper stresses that alcoholism is not a disease to be treated lightly because, with immediate attention and appropriate response, victims can go on to lead normal and productive lives, as can the family members impacted by the effects of alcoholism.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Causes of Alcoholism
Different Types Alcoholism Elaborated
Detailed Analysis Types and Trends Alcoholism
Summary of Review
Conclusions
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"There are biological differences that exist between social drinkers and alcohol dependent drinkers or alcoholics. Alcohol dependent drinkers for example exhibit higher levels of certain biochemicals in the blood, including aspartate aminotransferase, gamma-glutamyltransferase and carbohydrate deficient transferring. Non drinkers and social drinkers levels of these chemicals and blood alcohol levels tend however to be very similar. Alcohol abuse is also a category differentiated from alcoholism, as described earlier in this analysis."
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Constructionist vs. Positivist Perspectives on Deviance, 2006.
An explanation of both positivist theory and constructionist theory in terms of deviant behavior.
1,592 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 11 sources, MLA, AU$ 83.95
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This paper explores aspects of both positivist theory and constructionist theory in terms of deviant behavior, and argues that constructionist theory offers better perspectives, overall, toward explaining such behavior. It also explains why deviant behaviors including alcoholism, suicide and murder are better understood under constructivist theory, and phenomenological theory in particular, than under any of the positivistic or deterministic theories.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Positivist Theory
Anomie-Strain Theory
Social Learning Theory
Control Theory
Constructionist Theory
Labeling Theory
Phenomenological Theory
Conflict Theory
Conclusion
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" Phenomenological theory. Phenomenological theory holds that individuals commit crimes due to the experiential features of the crime itself (Phenomenology, December 1, 2005; Labeling theories of crime, April 15, 2005). Incentive for criminal or deviant acts, under this theory, lies in the essence of what is experienced, and/or what the individual anticipates experiencing, before, during, and after the crime. Katz (1988) suggests "the causes of crime are constructed by the offenders themselves". A phenomenological approach to studying social deviance and/or criminality, then, offers a counterpoint to positivistic theories such as Merton's."
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Drug Addiction and Disease, 2008.
This paper explores drug addiction in relation to theories of disease.
986 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 56.95
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The paper explains that whether a particular practice is regarded as an accepted activity or as deviant antisocial behavior is largely a function of culture and social norms. The paper then discusses how genetic predisposition and external environmental factors contribute to make some individuals more predisposed to addiction than others, but defining addiction as a disease still involves amorphous criteria and subjective determination. The paper concludes that ultimately, what matters more than a definitive classification of drug addiction, is that its symptoms be addressed in a manner conducive to their relief and to ending the addiction.
Outline:
Introduction
Distinguishing Disease and Behavior in Drug Addiction
Conclusion
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"Drug addiction is unlike other medical diseases, primarily because it is the result of voluntary behavior rather from exposure to bacterial organisms, viruses, or from a genetic disorder. Whereas symptoms normally associated with organic diseases are well defined in strictly objective terms, the symptoms of addiction rely on subjective definition, and to a large degree, on cultural norms and expectations (Reinarman, 2005)."
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Homosexuality and Society, 2007.
A discussion of homosexuality as a deviant behavior.
771 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 5 sources, APA, AU$ 43.95
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This paper explores the issue of homosexuality in a wider social context, with particular focus on it being deviant behavior. The author considers this behavior in different contexts, including how homosexual families are deviant. The paper also discusses the issue of homosexual marriage.
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" Socially homosexuality is considered deviant, by many, as it does not meet the social needs of the development of a traditional family, capable of creating offspring. Though the definition of family is changing even as this work is being written, the homosexual, same gender couple cannot and will likely never be able to create offspring, without the intervention of an outside party. Many would also say that the social implications of a homosexual couple of either gender raising a child is deviant as said child would then not be exposed to the norm of the family with regard to a man a woman and a child, or all the implications of it. (Zingo & Early, 1994, p. 1)"
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Medicalization of Deviance, 2001.
This paper is a critical analysis of the medicalization of deviant behavior.
1,260 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 9 sources, MLA, AU$ 67.95
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This paper analyses the phenomenon of deviant behaviour in present day. It includes explanations of three domains of human experience when attempting to define abnormal behavior and functioning. These domains include biological, psychological and sociocultural criteria for ascertaining abnormal behavior. It studies the issue of giving children medication in order to solve behavioral and educational problems. It concludes that medicalization of deviancy is just a way out of the actual problems, and is ineffective and even destructive at times.
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"Over the years the concept of deviance has changed. Ten years ago sex outside marriage was a taboo, divorce rare and the nuclear family stable. Today sex is common, divorce the new fad and the single or same sex family the norm. As society changes deviant behavior takes on a new definition depending on the norm of the times.
As we see society change we see that many fundamental basics of sociology too are undergoing a change. Religion has given way to secularism, the family system is no longer a societal pillar and the media is all-pervasive. Simply observing a magazine will show the changes that have taken place in the span of a decade. As we see crime statistics rise and the increasing number of children with deviant behavior patterns we see that the concepts of normality and deviance are changing as well. According to Freud (1999), normality is a value-based concept. It is influenced by the historical moments and sociopolitical economics. As a society, we decide who is normal and who is deviant (Freud, 1999). We also decide what will be done with those who deviate from what we deem as normal (Freud, 1999). Normality is also highly culture specific (Freud, 1999). Deviance/abnormality can be very problematic as any type of behavior can be considered deviant by a culture at some point or another (Curra, 2000; Halgin & Whitbourne, 1997). This is known as cultural relativity. According to Gelfand, Jenson, and Drew (1997) and Halgin and Whitbourne (1997), most all cultures identify some behaviors as abnormal. Halgin and Whitbourne (1997) explain three domains of human experience when attempting to define abnormal behavior and functioning. These domains include biological, psychological and sociocultural criteria for ascertaining abnormal behavior."
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