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Sociology
The study of societies and how they are shaped by people. It also concerns itself with how society affects the behavior of the individuals that are part of them.
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neurosis
Sociology; Criminology
Functional disorders of the mind or of the emotions involving anxiety, phobia, or other abnormal behavior.
bank fraud
Sociology; Criminology
Fraud or embezzlement that occurs within or against financial institutions that are insured or regulated by the u. S. Government. Financial institution fraud may include ...
total institutions
Sociology; Criminology
Facilities from which individuals can rarely come and go, and in which communal life is intense and circumscribed. Individuals in total institutions tend to eat, sleep, play, ...
life course theories
Sociology; Criminology
Explanations for criminality that recognize that criminogenic influences have their greatest impact during the early stages of life, and which hold that experiences which children ...
social-structural theories
Sociology; Criminology
Explain crime by reference to various aspects of the social fabric. They emphasize relationships between social institutions, and describe the types of behavior which tend to ...
insider trading
Sociology; Criminology
Equity trading based on confidential information about important events that may affect the price of the issue being traded.
deconstructionist theories
Sociology; Criminology
Emerging approaches which challenge existing criminological perspectives to debunk them, and which work toward replacing them with concepts more applicable to the postmodern era. ...
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