Overview
Part 1
Assignment Instructions:
Explain the concept of Situational Crime Theory. Based on this theory, what strategies or concepts could be used to help prevent crime or offender antisocial behavior
- APA format is required.
- Title page, reference page, in text citations (see above link for help.)
- References and in text citations must be formatted in APA.
- Course reference(s) and one outside reference are required.
- Do not copy and paste.
- All assignments are scanned by Turn It In Plagiarism checker.
- Length of paper should be a minimum of 1 written page. (Title page and reference page are not included in this number.)
Part 2
Assignment Instructions:
Compare and contrast the components of Macro and Micro level theories.
- APA format is required.
- Title page, reference page, in text citations (see above link for help.)
- References and in text citations must be formatted in APA.
- Course reference(s) and one outside reference are required.
- Do not copy and paste.
- All assignments are scanned by Turn It In Plagiarism checker.
- Length of paper should be a minimum of 2 written pages. (Title page and reference page are not included in this number)
Part 3
Choose a current event that, given the ideas you've learned in this class, you think might benefit from being looked at in sociological perspective. Prepare a report doing the following:
- Apply at least one sociological theory to the event. In doing so, discuss how you think this theory would interpret the event. You can use any appropriate sociological theory of which you have knowledge, but you may want to choose from the broad theoretical perspectives you've encountered in this course:
- Structural-functionalism
- Symbolic interactionism
- Conflict theory
- Role theory
- Structural-strain theory
- Labeling theory
- Social constructionism
- Dramaturgical theory
- Apply at least one of the sociological concepts you have learned in your weekly lessons to the event. In doing so, discuss how you see this concept appearing in the event. Please choose from the following list:
- Social structure
- Power and authority (counts as one)
- Culture
- Socialization
- Deviance
- Social identity
- Presentation of self/interaction ritual
- Social change/social movements
- Devote most of your attention here to detailing, in your own words, why and how you think the theory and the concept you have chosen a