Conflict Theory claims that society is in a state of perpetual conflict and competition for limited resources.
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those who have perpetually try to increase their wealth at the expense and suffering of those who have not.
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power struggle
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Manifest functions are the consequences of a social process that are sought or anticipated, while latent functions are the unsought consequences of a social process.
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labelling in which individuals come to be characterized or labelled as deviants by authorities.
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emphases on power relations and the understanding of society as historical—subject to change, struggle, contradiction, instability, social movement and radical transformation.
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Peer pressure affects adolescents, teens and some adults. Peer pressure can cause a lack of self-esteem when a person does something that conflicts with personal values. Repeatedly giving in to the group can damage a teen's sense of self and cause emotional damage. It also reduces a teen's belief in her ability to make good choices. Peer pressure can lead to early drug use, smoking, sexual behavior and alcohol abuse. Parents, not peers, have the strongest influence over most teens
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personality disorder
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anti-social behaviour, diminished empathy, and lack of inhibitions.
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term psychopathy is often used to emphasize that the source of the disorder is internal, based on psychological, biological, or genetic factors, whereas sociopathy is used to emphasize predominant social factors in the disorder: the social or familial sources of its development and the inability to be social or abide by societal rules (Hare 1999).
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We Are More Than Commodities: False Consciousness and Why It's Still Relevant I The Ham... - 1 views
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"The false consciousness that is theorized by Marx and exposed in this particular scene of Tressell's book has real effects that continue to plague the working class. Unemployment, underemployment and poverty have characterized the typical working-class existence for the past four centuries; and, rather than being correctly viewed as manufactured realities, have gradually become accepted as an inescapable part of human life on earth. However, they are hardly inescapable or necessary. And this understanding may only be realized through an assessment of the mechanisms of capitalism."
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