1.-4. (4 pts. Possible) What is the basic decision rule of rational choice theory? What are utilities and disutilities? The basic decision rule of rational choice theory is that to choose the behavior that is expected to maximize (that is‚ produce the most) utility and/or minimize (that is‚ produce the least) pain. Rational choice theory behaviors are driven by thoughts about future consequences. People do whatever they think will produce the most utility or least disutility. Rational choice
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[NAME] [CLASS‚ SECTION] Wikipedia Project Article Chosen: [ARTICLE TITLE‚ WEB-ADDRESS] [COPY/PASTE TEXT OF ARTICLE HERE] Article Citations: [COPY/PASTE WIKIPEDIA CITATIONS HERE] Assessment of Five Wikipedia Citations: [EXAMPLE: 1. ^ Wolf‚ Eric (1994) Perilous Ideas: Race‚ Culture‚ People. Current Anthropology 35: 1-7. p.227 In this article‚ Wikipedia states that Anthropology “has origins in the humanities‚ the natural sciences‚ and the social sciences‚” citing Eric Wolf
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Michelle Vu 100979677 CRCJ1000 Michael Anthony Lufty Oct. 3rd‚ 2014 Thinking Critically about Prison Tours Carceral tours allow the public to walk through the halls of prison to obtain an understanding of incarceration. Carceral tours had numerous uses for architects‚ inspectors and officials throughout the nineteenth century‚ but recently the tours are used as an observational research opportunity for social science students who are interested in learning
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Explain the socioeconomic structure of American society. One of the most significant problems in the world now is that of economic inequality‚ and the social problems it produces. And the most damaging impact may be in developed nations such as the U.S. and Canada. The U.S. in particular has the greatest gap in wealth among all developed nations‚ and the problem it is causing is becoming more apparent with each passing day. During the recession in the U.S.‚ at least 6 million people have lost their
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The first topic that stood out to me was Contemporary critical thought. “While all criminology is based on a conflict premise‚ it has become considerably more diverse over the past two decades‚ incorporating “a growing multiplicity of critical theoretical approaches” (Michalowiski‚ 1996:13). The top three important contemporary critical streams are left realism‚ feminism‚ and postmodernism. Radical criminologist highlighted certain crimes over the years that target poor people. These crimes are called
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What is criminology? As crime TV shows get popular‚ more and more people become interested in this term‚ criminology. Along with the growing popularity‚ there are some misconceptions about criminology. Most people only have a vague concept that criminology is a study of crime‚ but they don’t really know anything about this field. So what is criminology and what does criminologists do? We can know something related to criminology from some crime TV shows such as CSI‚ Breaking Bad and Castle‚ but
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Introduction to Criminology Theory Helps us understand situations‚ feelings‚ human behaviour and human interactions. Thought of as totally speculative Social scientists observe a phenomenon and draw out what is happening‚ give it meaning Social science gives meaning to our lives and allows to predict possible future outcomes A way to reduce crime record is to de-criminalise certain things Assumptions prejudices Theories Theories are tested generalisations and not always ‘true’ No
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COMPARE AND CONTRAST FEMINIST CRIMINOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL POSITIVISM This essay will compare and contrast feminist approaches to criminology with biological positivism. It will discuss the varying approaches within both feminism and biological positivism and consider how feminists and positivists explain women ’s criminality. The main assumptions and methodology will be outlined‚ compared and analysed‚ as well as the limitations and strengths of both theories. Biological Positivism emerged in
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much extensive research‚ I discovered the career of criminology. Criminology is the scientific study of crime‚ including its causes‚ possible outcomes‚ effects on society‚ and methods of prevention. It is a branch of sociology‚ which is the study of social behavior. There are many fields of study that are used in criminology‚ including‚ statistics‚ psychology‚ biology‚ economics‚ and anthropology and much more that all imperatively rely on criminology. Employment opportunities can be found with federal
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crimes are tempting and enticing? Theories such as Cultural Criminology suggest that crime is indeed seductive because committing crime can provide feelings of exhilaration and thrill‚ which may be hard to come across in a legit manner. Jack Katz suggests that crime can be fun whilst Mikhail Bakhtin suggests that the carnival of crime legitimises behaviours within that time and space. However‚ theories such as Developmental Criminology suggest that people are pre-destined to commit crime so therefore
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