... and/or drug abuse, and/or gambling (Hollinger & Clark;, 1983). Individuals who are rule breakers enjoy dangerous, forbidden activities and are more likely to steal (Hogan & Hogan;, 1989). Security experts suggest that problem behaviors are repetitive and related, e.g., people who pass bad checks are likely to steal (Weintraub, 1998). Individuals who associate closely with others who steal ... if given a chance (Hollinger & Clark;, 1983). There is some research support for this position, since findings indicate that the perceived chance of getting caught is the single best predictor of e...

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... humans were thought to be born equal. From this moment the need for a sociological explanation of 'class' arose. In this essay I shall first briefly outline the history of the concept of 'class' and then evaluate this concept in modern terms with specific reference to two key papers, by Pahl (1989) and Goldthorpe and Marshall (1992). It was the social contract theorists, Hobbes, Locke ... and Rousseau, who first arrived at explanations of inequality in the eighteenth century. As traditional society gave way ... also to have great holding power, the working classes are highly homogenous ...

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... UK citizenship, but conditionally included as inferior or dependent welfare subjects (Williams 1989, 1991, 1996, quoted in Hughes, 1998). The post-war welfare settlements were reconstructed throughout the 1980s and 1990s as a result of the erosion of the social democratic consensus and the seizure of power by the New Right launched by the Conservatives, under Mrs Thatcher. ... G. (1998) "Coming apart at the Seams": "The Crisis of the Welfare State in Hughes, G, and Lewis, G. (eds) 1998 Unsettling Welfare: The Reconstruction of Social Policy London: Routledge/ The Open University. William...

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... prison culture is influenced by intra- and extraprison variables. Socialization has a long history in organizational research, providing a unique view of one of the processes through which people organize. A number of researchers have studied socialization in relation to several organizational communication variables such as identification (e.g., Bullis & Bach, 1989; Cheney, 1983) and structure and content of messages (e.g., Stohl, 1986). Closely tied to socialization (or assimilation) are social skills ... in the .30-.50 range (Buhrmester et al., 1988). The ICQ has also been validated ...

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... Introduction to Local Social Relations' (Pearson Educational) Engels, F (1845/1987) ˜The Condition of the Working Class in England' (Penguin) (Giddens, A (1989) ˜Sociology' (Polity Press) O'Donnell, M and Garrod, J (1990) ˜Sociology in Practice' (Thomas Nelson) Pahl, R E (1970) ˜Patterns of Urban Life' (Longman) Sauvain, P (1987) ˜British Economic and Social History' (Stanley Thornes) Sherrat, N et al (1991) ˜Changing Communities' (OUP) Waddington et ... al (1992) ˜The Social Impact of Pit Closure' Williams, R (1985) ˜The Country and ... ...

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... behavior (Gutierrez et al 1999). These results were used to rate the lifetime history of suicidal behavior on the Spectrum of Suicidal Behavior Scale (SSB). The SSB is a 5-point scale that scales the lifetime history of suicidal behavior. In this study, (1) indicates no history of suicidal behavior, (2) a history of suicidal ideas, (3) a history of suicidal behavior, (4) a history of mild suicidal acts, and (5) a history of at least on serious attempt (Pfeffer et al., 1979). The sample group ... that this study was done was very simple. Fernquist just followed the methodology of Steffen...

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... society." Twenty-one years later, the American Psychological Association published its 1993 report, "Violence & Youth," and concluded, "The greatest predictor of future violent behavior is a previous history of violence." In 1995, the Center for Communication Policy at UCLA, which monitors TV violence, came to a similar conclusion in its yearly report: "It is known that television does not ... this sample) in the Internet censorship debate. While other characteristics increase (decrease) the odds that an individual will support (be against) censorship, none have a magnitude approaching ...

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... Vol. 37 No.2. May 2000) Two studies using community samples of adults found stronger support for differential association, claiming that one's definition of crime is altered by the association one has with another delinquent being. (Burton; 1991 Macdonald 1989) There is a current study that tests the generality of social control and differential association theories to a population that has been ... on the ideas and was much more specific (Pfohl, 1994). The nine propositions are: 1) Criminal behavior is learned: not inborn or predetermined. 2) Through interactions with others, in a proce...

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