Due
September 25
Background:
What
is "Social Construction?"
What
is a "Policy Cycle?"
The
question:
What do we mean when we say that "crime"
and "deviance" are socially constructed? Provide at least
three examples of activity that has been, or is being,
"socially constructed." What is the process, who (what)
is involved,
and how
is the process controlled. Who benefits,
and in what way, from the social construction process?
Finally, please give examples of the interaction of
"social construction" and the policy-making
process?
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As
a reminder, here are instructions from the course
outline:
Essays
should have sufficient breadth and depth to indicate
more than a passing awareness of the issues raised
in the questions. Grading will be determined based
on the thoroughness of response and the ability to
properly apply knowledge gained through reading the
text. Essays should be "term paper quality." Pay
attention to spelling, sentence and paragraph structure,
organization, and citations. Your papers should use
APA style , which is described in the Publication Manual
of the American Psychological Association (5th edition,
2001).
Questions
typically contain multiple parts. This is not done
to make questions more difficult. Multiple parts are
recommended to provide guidance that will lead to a
high quality answer. Remember to address each section
but do not assume that the ideas raised in each section
are the only issues to be addressed in your response.
Completed
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