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    Outline and assess Marxist explanations of crime Marxist and neo-Marxist approaches and explanations of crime are arguably some of the most controversial‚ for the reason that they state that it is the ruling class that is responsible for criminalising the working classes‚ which goes directly against what official statistics and Functionalists believe. However‚ Marxism and Functionalism do share a similarity in that both believe structures and institutions of society play a very important role

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    To conform or be different The challenges and pressures for Maltese male dancers. Josef Farrugia Dance and masculinity still remains under-examined for a number of reasons. First of all‚ this is due to the overpowering Western notion that men do not dance‚ secondly‚ because of the homophobic assumption that those who dance are gay. This research will illustrate the problems that young male dancers face while in training and/or in professional performances. The essay will mainly focus on theatrical

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    Describe and evaluate the biological explanation of gender development. Give evidence in your answer. (10 marks) The biological approach states that human beings have evolved so that males and females possess different chromosomes that trigger the production of different levels of certain hormones. It is these hormonal differences between the sexes that lead to differences in behaviour. This allows for males and females to perform different roles in reproduction thus ensuring the survival of

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    Outline and evaluate functionalist views of the role of the family in society. (33 Marks) Functionalists stress the positive aspect of family. In particular‚ they force on the positive role of one particular family type: the nuclear family. Murdoch (1949) claimed the family was a universal institution. He studied 250 societies and found the family‚ in some form‚ was present in all of them. This suggests that families are necessary in some way‚ whether it be for societies to survive‚ for individual

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    Outline and Evaluate research into types of attachment (12 marks) Ainsworth ‘Strange Situation’ study aim was to investigate what type of attachment the infants had to their caregiver. Therefore‚ Ainsworth used 12 to 18 months infants in an experiment to test this. Ainsworth had several conditions to allow the observer to identify what reaction the infants are showing and hence‚ which attachment type. In a play area room‚ the infant and mother spent some time playing‚ suddenly the mother leaves

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    Outline and evaluate the strange situations During the 1970’s‚ psychologist Mary Ainsworth further expanded upon Bowlby’s groundbreaking work in her now-famous "Strange Situation" study. The study involved observing children between the ages of 12 to 18 months responding to a situation in which they were briefly left alone and then reunited with their mother (Ainsworth‚ 1978). Based on these observations‚ Ainsworth concluded that there were three major styles of attachment: secure attachment‚ ambivalent-insecure

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    Outline and assess Realist explanation of crime and deviance. (50 marks) Left Realists provides a casual explanation for crime. Left Realists look at the individual and the causes which could have led them to commit crime. Right Realism comes from a New Right perspective which looks at the causes of crime and what can be put in place to deter criminals. The term ‘crime’ means behaviour that breaks the law. For example‚ someone who commits a crime such as murder or rape is considered a criminal.

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    Outline and Evaluate Biological Explanation for Mental Illness The Biomedical model of Mental Illness states that metal illness is caused by either a physical problem with the brain‚ for example that some schizophrenic patients have parts of there hippocampus missing. Genetics‚ meaning that you inherit a genetic pre-disposition to depression or some other mental illness as someone in your close family had that mental illness‚ or down to neurotransmitter (serotonin‚ dopamine...) imbalances in

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    dysfunctional behaviour which could be a genetic cause or a malfunction of brain structures. Although it is seen as the most common explanation for schizophrenia due to the use of drug therapy‚ it would be deterministic and reductionist to explain schizophrenia only with the biological approach since there are other numerous factors such as the ones related to the cognitive explanation or other environmental causes. Also‚ even within the biological approach‚ there are various different biological factors that

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    Critically evaluate feminist explanations of female criminal behaviour. The involvement of females in crime and as the committers of crime was once a rare phenomenon but in recent years a dramatic increase has been seen all over the world. In England and Wales statistics have shown between 1994 and 2006 female crimes have steadily increased and have since continued to do so (MOJ 2009). Many sociological explanations and interpretations have arisen to coincide this surge in female offending as to

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