In the 1970s, Jock Young carried out research into labelling and marijuana users, He suggested that police reaction to marijuana users can 'fundamentally alter and transform the social world of the marijuana smoker'.

Research Proposal Research Hypothesis In the 1970s, Jock Young carried out research into labelling and marijuana users, He suggested that police reaction to marijuana users can 'fundamentally alter and transform the social world of the marijuana smoker'. In response to this, and in light of the recent debate concerning the legislation of cannabis, I intend to look at the acceptance of drug use within different cultures, and investigate how these varying levels of acceptance can affect both the drug user and the culture or society within which they reside. 85 words Sociological Context and Concepts This proposal is a partial reworking of Jock Young's study of marijuana users in London, 1971, where he showed how police reaction to 'hippy' marijuana users affected the way in which the drug users behave. This is related to Howard Becker's labelling theory (1963) which suggests that the way observers 'label' an individual or a group of people can create a self-fulfilling prophecy, whereby 'the deviant identification becomes the controlling one'. In simplistic terms, the person becomes the label. Young argued that police response to marijuana users as 'dirty, scruffy' deviants actually pushes them into that role, they no longer feel a conventional part of society, and so become more unconventional as a reaction. A recent article, 'A Tale of Two Drug Cultures' by Phil Smith

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  • Subject: Sociology
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Offer and Acceptance Case. Advise Angus, Bruce and Colin whether they have a legally binding contract with Jock. State the reasons for your advice.

Khloud alshahraniIntroduction To LawLawG1007 Coursework Question: Offer and Acceptance On 11 December 2011, Jock, a wholesale poultry merchant, made offers in writing to Angus, Bruce and Colin (all managers of large supermarkets). The offers, each in identical terms, were conveyed the same day by Willie, Jock’s delivery man. They read as follows – “I offer to sell you 100 ten pound turkeys for £800, cash on delivery. If you wish to accept, please give my delivery man your acceptance in writing to facilitate a swift transaction.” Angus gave Willie a letter that said “I accept your offer. I assume that payment by cheque will suffice.” Bruce decided to consider the offer and Willie left without any message for Jock. However, later the same day, Bruce sent the following fax to Jock; “I accept your offer. Will pay cash. Delivery within 7 days.” Jock received this fax before Willie had returned from making his deliveries. Colin decided to accept the offer, but instead of giving Willie a message, he sent a letter. Advise Angus, Bruce and Colin whether they have a legally binding contract with Jock. State the reasons for your advice. Learning Outcomes By the end of the module students should be able to: . Demonstrate a critical awareness of the way in which the law impacts business in the guise of case law and statute. 2. Develop a working understanding of

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Representation of Young Men in Hot Rod and American Pie

Representation of Young Men in Hot Rod and American Pie The media have the power through selection to give us an influential portrayal of different groups, situations and ideas. We see these representations in different ways according to our own assumptions. Representations can change over time and give us a kind of social barometer of changing representations of social groups and trends. Many media sources portray the youth in the same way, with a limited view of them as being sex obsessed. However, some material is more sensitive and sympathetic. An example would be the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off, this offers quite sensitive portrayals of youth coping with relationships, authority and identity. If we look at this representation in one particular area such as the representation of young men, we can see that many media texts portray young males in a variety of ways. This is because there are many types of young males to look at and there is always a change in fashion and ideology through the years. The two texts I have chosen are both different in their representations and I shall explore these representations in detail. In the USA, since the ending of the Production Code and its replacement with the MPAA film rating system in the late 1960s, some filmmakers began to experiment with vulgar humor. The movie which pioneered the gross out comedy genre was 1972's Pink

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  • Level: AS and A Level
  • Subject: Media Studies
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Young Goodman Brown

Identity Crisis of Young Goodman Brown In "Young Goodman Brown," Nathaniel Hawthorne applies his personal experiences to relate to the life of Goodman Brown. Hawthorne utilizes the setting, the internal conflict, and the factor of emotion to express Young Goodman Brown's identity crisis. Like Goodman Brown, Hawthorne was born and raised in Salem, Massachusetts. He was descended from John Hawthorne, a judge who had presided over the legendary Salem witch trials. Through this relation, Hawthorne uses symbolism to illustrate the story of a young man who reluctantly departs from his world of innocence to realize the widespread evil that exists around him. There is not a great deal of subtlety in these symbols, because Hawthorne clearly wants them to be obvious. The innocent setting at the beginning of the story is set up by the author's establishment of purity through his use of color and symbolism. For example, Goodman Brown's wife, Faith, is established as an innocent in the story through the use of pink ribbons in her hair, and the symbolism of her name; together, they put a scene of tranquility into the readers mind. Once the beginning scene is over, the tone becomes evil and dark. Hawthorne describes Brown as being led along a dreary road, darkened by all the gloomiest trees of the forest (391-92). While Goodman Brown is walking the trail he comes upon a character;

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  • Level: University Degree
  • Subject: Linguistics, Classics and related subjects
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The Young Couple

The Young Couple Plot Summary It is a story about a newly married couple and their struggle to be independent. The wife is English and the husband is Indian. They decide to live in India. When they arrive they are full of plans and excitement as they see their new life together as a welcome challenge. As the story progresses it becomes clear that the husband will not be able to find work without the help of his parents. Their dreams of independence are slowly corroded by the "Indian way of life and by the end of the story the couple find themselves on the brink of moving in with the husband's family. Key Themes and Issues * Traditional and modern ways of life * The role of women within Indian society * Relationship between parents and children Traditional and modern ways of life The young couple in the story represent modernity and the husband's family traditionalism. The couple initially fight against the traditional way of Indian life but are soon overwhelmed by it. The writer uses many techniques to highlight the battle. For example their flat which is a haven to modernity is surrounded by traditional Indian buildings. Additionally the young woman in her "tower" looks down and the life she views from her apartment window is that of the traditional India. "Sometimes she looked down into the courtyards, to see men shaving, servants lighting fires,

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Young Goodman Brown

Young Goodman Brown In "Young Goodman Brown," Nathaniel Hawthorne depicts a 17th century Puritan attempting to reach justification as Brown's faith required. Upon completing his journey, however, Brown could not confront the terrors of evil in his heart and chose to reject all of society. Puritan justification was a topic Hawthorne was aware of as an internalized journey to hell necessary for a moral man. Having referred to the heart of man as hell, Puritans found themselves in the midst of Satan and his multitude of devils as he established his kingdom in man's heart. This was a dreadful revelation that caused Brown to grow bitter and distrustful, just as it did with 17th Century Puritans. Hawthorne in "Young Goodman Brown is able to develop the conflict of the story through the conflict within the setting, the identification of conflicts, and the resolution to the conflict. The time era is approximately a generation after the time of the witch trials. Puritan communities, secured by their orthodox faith, dealt with the ungodly wilderness around them. Set in Salem during the early witchcraft day of 1692, Young Goodman Brown's experience in the dark, evil forest correlated and would have been recognized by Puritans as a symbol of mistrust of their own corrupt hearts and faculties. The forest, dark and evil, represented the deceit and darkness of man's heart. Just as Brown

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  • Subject: English
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The Young Couple

The Young Couple Cathy was thrilled at going back to Indian with Naraian, her new husband. They had many ideas about the things Naraian could do for his country once he got back there, and all their English friends envied them because of the challenge, the life of purpose, that awaited them. On arrival, Nararian wasted no time in looking round for a job in which his skills would be properly harnessed in the service of his country. Early every morning he went out to make his contacts, leaving Cathy behind in the new flat they had rented through an uncle's influence. They were very happy with it, even through it was small and up on the roof and very hot because of the sun beating down on it all day. In the evening Cathy usually met Naraian in town somewhere. They visited a lot of restaurants, patronising one for its South Indian food, another for it's over backed chickens, a third for the band and the dance-floor. Everywhere they met friends, Narairan's friends, with whom he had gone to school and college and had sat about with restaurants before he had left for England. All of them were restless and discontented, like Narian himself, and they swore at the Government, are the social set-up, at their families, at the poverty and background of the country. Although in England Cathy enjoyed parties and company, here she always preferred to be alone with Narian. She didn't care

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Kate Young

Kate Young April 7, 2006 English H 8th The Results of Family Betrayal "Family quarrels are bitter things that don't go by any rules. They're not like aches or wounds; they're more like splits in the skin that won't heal because there's not enough material" (Fitzgerald). In Anne of Green Gables, Anne and her family are not perfect, but overcome their problems. A classic example of this would be when Anne meets Mrs. Rachel for the first time and rudely insults her, yet Marilla defends Anne, reminding Mrs. Rachel that Anne has had no proper upbringing as of yet (Montgomery). Unfortunately, some families are not as loving and forgiving as Anne's family shows themselves to be. In the year 2000, 10.2% of females in the United States were divorced, excluding separations (Divorce Magazine). This is proof that not all families are as perfect as Anne's. A family must be upheld, honored and protected in order to prevent potentially painful separations. The consequences that can happen as a result of family betrayal are clearly conveyed by Medea's outrage and revenge upon Jason in Euripides' tragedy The Medea. When Jason leaves Medea to marry the King of Corinth's daughter, Medea grieves deeply for she loves Jason very much. When she first falls in love with him, she must kill her brother to escape with Jason. Her father then exiles her in her home country, and Medea goes to

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  • Level: GCSE
  • Subject: Classics
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Social workers - young carers

"Social research is the conduct of systematic study in order to describe social behaviour or to test theories about social behaviour" (Pierson and Thomas, 2002:402). Social workers draw much of their knowledge from the products of social research both primary research in which new data is sought and secondary research in which existing data is reused for new purposes (ibid). It is therefore important to apply the lessons of research to practice in order to inform our actions. Social work can be understood as a professional activity wherin social workers engage in their craft to contribute to policy in order to reduce social inequalities and improving the local and personal effects of these. In this assignment, I will analyse a piece of research relating to 'young carers'' and evaluate the effectiveness of the methods used and its usefulness for practice. A study on the experiences of people identified as 'young carers' was carried out by Thomas et al, a group consisting of academics in social science, social work, sociology and research. The research abstract details that it is based on a study of the experiences of people who are identified as 'young carers' and that it was commissioned by the National Assembly for Wales as part of a wider reconsideration of carers' needs and of the services that were being offered to carers' before the research was commissioned. The

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Is there a place for Social Work in a Criminal Justice Policy for Young Offenders

Is there a place for Social Work in a Criminal Justice Policy for Young Offenders? BA Social Work The question of whether there is a place for social work in a criminal justice policy for young offenders will be discussed during this essay. There will be arguments for and against and these in turn will be debated to reach an amicable conclusion. Nowhere in the criminal justice system are the tensions between competing philosophies and approaches to crime and its control, more explicit than in relation to young offenders. Disentangling help or treatment from punishment has, in practical terms, never been straightforward, but is particularly difficult when the welfare of the child must be considered alongside his or her punishment (Baldock et al 1999: 536-537). In addition to tensions between care and control and public protection, criminal and anti-social behaviour by young people tends to be used as an indicator for the moral climate of the nation. When this behaviour is deemed to be high, the resulting moral panic often leads to policy responses that are tougher than are warranted by the original incident (Baldock et al 1999: 536-537). For example, there was the disproportionately heavy deterrent sentence imposed for mobile phone theft as part of a crackdown on street crime. By comparing policy responses similar to this over the past thirty years, conflicting attitudes

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