I’ll start off with General Strain theory, it states that strain can be caused by failure to achieve positively valued stimuli, the loss of positively valued stimuli, and presentation of negative stimuli. In Compelled to Crime, the African American battered women were overwhelmed with strain, in response they acted out by committing an array of different crimes. The reasoning behind this could be because of their low levels of social support. The African American battered women did not have a lot of support; they were most of the time cut off from their families and friends. Another example of how strain applies to these women can be seen in Agnew’s writings when he said “Data suggest that child abuse and neglect negative school experiences, chronic unemployment, and residence in deprived communities are important causes sate anger and that such anger explains much of the effective of strains on crime.” (Agnew, Chp.
As the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird' unfolds, Harper Lee develops a vision of the society of Maycomb. Maycomb exhibits many of the values and attitudes of traditional Southern culture. As well as racial prejudice, people's attitudes convey social injustices. Maycomb's society has rigid segregations and social status is dependant on family background. In a community so deprived from any but its own prejudices, those who don't fit in, those who think or act in a way which is considered to be different or out of line, suffer the pain of isolation as a consequence.
the American Dream. This theory is very useful in highlighting certain points that are not explained within other theories. Albert Cohen, describes the idea of status frustration. By which he argues that deviance and crime result from the inability of those in lower classes to achieve mainstream goals. It is useful for highlighting why, in the working class, those who cannot achieve in education, they then therefore suffer from status frustration and in this process turn to other people who also cannot achieve in this institution.
The society portrayed in the novel, the chrysalids, and the film Gattaca, is judgemental and prejudice. The result in both cases is the same pain, suffering, and mistreatment of those who are different. In both the chrysalids and Gattoca, the community that is illustrated seem to have their own “true image”, and for many reasons are narrow minded to the people that are distinctive. Members of the society will go through anything to hide their “differences”, wither it’s to be in hiding or to be someone else. The movie Gattoca, relates to the novel in ways that are outlined in following statements.
Both Zusak and Hancock depict characters that are forced to the fringes of society and those who feel ostracized and withdrawn from the larger group. Through their strong characterizations each composer explores the strong impact of societal and individual perceptions on the creation and treatment of outsiders.
At the same time, Ryna is abandoned and left with the children, yet her name lives on through a scary, haunting gulch. Carr says‘The community rewards Solomon’s abandonment of his children but punishes Ryna’s inability to take care of them alone’ . This shows the oppressive, sexists attitudes the society in the novel has and portrays the plight Morrison presents black women to
Failure to this, leads to harsh penalties and measures towards the main characters, John Proctor and Tessie Hutchinson. In Miller’s The Crucible, injustice is caused mainly because of societies failure to question their superstitious
In this sense, it differs from the extract in source 5, authored by French writer Froissart. Source 5 describes the conditions under which serfdom existed, shedding light on the ‘unhappy people…[beginning] to stir’ in their struggle for freedom. Matters of provenance dictate the weight of the attitudes demonstrated by the sources; though both sources are from parties with motivation to report subjectively, the same frustration of the lower classes is evident, inadvertently in source 1 (the extract is more focused on the events themselves than the reasons behind the villeins’ complaints), but specifically is source 5. The product of this cross-reference is the realisation that, before the outbreak of the Black Death, ‘ordinary’ people were facing on-going oppression from the upper classes. In support of the interpretation, the stated improvement would only have been achieved if such a struggle existed in the first place.
People typically respond to workplace discrimination and racial harassment with anger, rage, hostility, resentment, bitterness and aggression. Some displace their feelings of frustration onto others through abuse of their spouse or children. Graham-Berman and Levandosky (1998) noted that emotional maltreatment may be as damaging to victims as abuse that involves physical aggression. Feelings resulting from psychological and emotional abuse in the workplace include confusion, depression, feelings of helplessness,
Analyse the potential effects of barriers to equality and inclusion in own area of responsibility. The potential barriers that exist - critical reflection the cycle of oppression learned helplessness dis empowerment, diminished life chance social exclusion being marginalised poor interpersonal interactions and communication risk assessments and case for action new organisational structures and systems lack of group cohesiveness differing personalities the media; prejudice implication of non compliance e.g. financial, legal, moral, health LEARNED HELPLESSNESS Definition: a condition in which one becomes unable to help oneself due to previous failed attempts at controlling ones life; also a condition in which a person establishes and maintains contact with another by adopting a helpless, powerless stance. e.g. learned helplessness is controlled behaviour in which an