Sociological analysis of James Gargasoulas
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Main body
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Consensus vs. conflict
views of law and crime
Crime is a result of inequalities and
domination from the advantaged
groups to the disadvantaged
(Van Krieken et al. 2010)
Law protects those who
hold wealth and power
Consensus Perspective
Breaking the social norms is
considered to be deviant and
therefore crime (Van Krieken et al. 2010)
Laws are seen as a set of shared
cultural rules that apply to
everyone within the society
Conflict theory
You can choose to argue from different perspectives. For example, you can choose to agree or disagree or remain objective of the main idea.
Marxism (Haralambos et al. 2008, p.9)
Social order is achieved through the use of force (Jones et al. 2011)
Advantaged groups have the means to manipulate laws cultural rules
Advantaged groups tend to dominate upon the disadvantaged
Inequalities could also be a result of unequal distribution of wealth and power
Inequalities could be based on race, gender, religion, ethnicity etc.
It sees inequalities between individuals and groups of people
Consensus theory
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Durkheim's Functional Theory (McDonald, 2019)
Socialisation leads to social order and therefore to a functional society (Jones et al. 2011)
People are expected to adopt approved ways of behaviour and thinking
Institutions like family, education or religion teach and spread those cultural rules/norms
Those patterns are based on cultural rules called norms
People within society tend to follow specific patterns of behaviour
Human behaviour is seen as learned behaviour
Sociological Issues
Rights of the victims
Cooperation between agencies
Luck of support
The role of mass media
Police and duty of care
Conclusion
In the conclusion section, you should have a brief summary of your main arguments.
Brief outline of how society could change as well
as specific agencies
Recommendations
Improvement of the criminal justice system
Fair trials
Stigmatisation from mass media to stop
Improvement of agencies
How society could change
James Gargasoulas Case
Analysis under Conflict theory
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Brought up in rough and violent environment which led him to substance abuse and mental health issues
Lower social class
Lack of opportunities
He is seen as disadvantaged
Analysis of the case under Consensus Theory
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Institutions like family and education
were almost nonexistent
Socially disapproved because
of drug use
Deviant because of braking
social norms
Background
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Delusional beliefs
Mental health issues
Drug issues
Abusive father
Mother abandoned James and his brother
Raised in a single parent family
Introduction
Two main sociological perspectives
Conflict Perspective
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Consensus perspective
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Analysis of James Gargasoulas case under the conflict and consensus theory
How Sociological Theories explain human behaviour?
How they see law?
How they define crime?
How is society constructed?
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