Organizations are using computer-mediated communication (CMC) for an increasing range of communication activities‚ including marketing and consumer research. Asynchronous CMC applications—such as email and web forms—offer benefits of speed‚ low cost‚ and accuracy that appeal to organizational managers ([Chittenden and Rettie‚ 2003] and [Kent and Lee‚ 1999]). Yet results have been mixed where CMC has been applied toward organizational marketing and market research‚ especially where messages are intended
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Effects of Computer Use on High School Students’ Sense of Community MERVYN J. WIGHTING Regent University‚ Virginia ABSTRACT The author used a mixed-method design to determine whether and how use of computers in the classroom affects sense of learning in a community among high school students (N = 181). The results indicate that using computers in the classroom positively affects students’ sense of learning in a community. Analyses revealed that students believed that connectedness with their
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Crime Theories Jaime Morris Professor Al CIS170-Wk.4Ass.2 11/04/12 Digital crimes are believed to be caused by different types of theories. The Strain theory could be the cause of digital crimes because the strain of everyday life. The Strain theory is a sociological theory. The strain of an individual’s everyday life is causing people to “give in” to the pressures in society. Some of these individuals feel that they can’t survive without crime. Strains such as peer pressure
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Written Assignment 1 (Due October 1st ) Rational choice theories are among the fastest growing theories in social science today. Many sociologists and political scientists defend the claim that rational choice theory can provide the basis for a unified and comprehensive theory of social behavior. What distinguishes rational choice theory from other forms of theory is that it denies the existence of any kinds of action other than the purely rational and calculative. All social action can be seen
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Why do people commit crime? This is relatively strong topic discussed by sociologists that believe criminal or deviant behaviors are not because of ones physical characteristic. This essay will mainly focus on the Functionalist and Conflict Theories of crime. Conflict theorist argue that deviance is deliberately chosen‚ and often political in nature‚ where as Functionalist theorist argue that deviance and crime is caused by structural tensions created by social structure. Functionalists argue that
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Computer Crime Is Increasing A report discussing the proposition that computer crime has increased dramatically over the last 10 years. Introduction Computer crime is generally defined as any crime accomplished through special knowledge of computer technology. Increasing instances of white-collar crime involve computers as more businesses automate and the information held by the computers becomes an important asset. Computers can also become objects of crime when they or their contents are damaged
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Theories of Crime Javier Bryon AIU Online Abstract There are many theories that attempt to explain criminal behavior. Social theories indicate that interaction with other individuals and environment are factors that contribute to criminal behavior. Many argue that social factors alone cannot be the only cause to criminal behavior‚ but peer pressure and rationalization are powerful tools of behavior modification. Theories of Crime Crime theories can vary greatly. A lot of
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Computer crimes are criminal activities that involve using a computer and a network to gain unauthorized access with the intent of deleting‚ altering‚ or damaging computer data. Due to them being extremely versatile‚ establishing criminal and noncriminal behavior when in use can be very difficult at times. “According to the U.S. Uniform Crime Reporting Statistics‚ by 2000 more than 300 million users around the globe accessed the World Wide Web. Of those‚ at least 1 million were engaged in illegal
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Effects of Using Computers As the world is developing rapidly‚ people rely more and more on science and technology. When they define the concept of science and technology‚ “most people today think of silicon chips‚ iPods‚ high-definition TVs‚ and visual cell phones” (Wilson 320). Among those high-tech inventions‚ cars and cell phones are two scientific inventions that mostly affect people’s lives. For example‚ they can get to the destination faster or simply make a phone call to talk instead of
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Advantages of Using Computers Computers obviously wouldn’t be as popular as they are now if they did not offer advantages over doing tasks manually. Some of these advantages are: Computers can perform calculations much more quickly and accurately than humans. For example‚ modern computers can perform hundreds of millions of calculations per second. Large amounts of data can be stored in a small amount of space. For example‚ hundreds of pages worth of text can be stored on a 31⁄2inch floppy
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