Critical Analysis of Criminology Theory

answer to this questions needs to be broken down into a brief examination of why feminism is important for political science as a whole. The area of political science has been, compared to “other branches of social science, among the most resistant to feminist analysis” (Ritter and Mellow, 121). Feminist and gender studies have the ability to address current global politics as well as inform traditional theories that constitute the backbone of the discipline. As a result, the focus of gender in IR appears to be “toward reconstituting the foundational premises, concepts, and theories of their respective subfields” (Ritter et al. 131). This reformulation will provide new insight into the way primary actors within IR are seen, as well as the elements that make up their traditional concerns (security and sovereignty). Feminist poststructural theory focuses on the question of identity and how this is formulated and situated in the wider world with relationships to power-relations, hierarchies, and subjectivity. They believe that not enough attention has been paid to these important aspects and that in order to resist these constructions more thorough analysis needs to be given to these ideas. That is why feminist poststructural theory can be beneficial to topics like foreign aid policy because not enough attention has been given to their language and discourse that comprises…

way into education, politics, as well as many other aspect of everyday life. Hip hop has taken over mainstream not because hip hop is so popular. It’s popularity didn 't come from television, it 's so popular because it 's easy to relate to for many young African American and Caucasian adolescents, as well as it’s relatable to many which is why it has taken off in the world of Academia. I totally agree with Oguntoyinbo about hip hops integration being a great ice breaker for kids from urban…

also concluded that on average, “mass killings involving firearms occur approximately every two weeks in the US, while school shootings occur on average monthly.” [3] The status-quo in media is still immensely protected in today’s society. An example of a still existing status quo is when stories about social movements are published. The leaders of the movement would make sure to draw enough public attention so as to get media coverage but if it is against the desires of the elites, journalists…

This anxiety is matched by mimicry, with the colonized adopting and adapting the colonizer‘s culture. But this mimicry is not slavish imitation and the colonized is not being assimilated into the supposedly dominant or even superior culture. According to Bhbaha, mimicry is an exaggerated copying of language, culture, manners and ideas. And this exaggeration means that mimicry is repetition with difference, and so it is not evidence of the colonized‘s servitude. This mimicry is also a form of…

14 As one would expect, gender and societal roles dominate the viewpoints in this approach with “identity and self” playing primary roles in describing reality. An example of work dealing with a variety of these themes is Dorinne Kondo’s book, Crafting Selves, on the Japanese workplace. Kondo’s American identity, the male-dominated Japanese workforce, the expectation of female societal roles, and what identity and self are in these perspectives is brought to the forefront.15 Nina Baym, in…

This reflection discusses postmodernism, poststructuralism and critical social theory and its relationship to planning. The discussion is a continuum of the debate of rationality and capitalism. These readings, in some extent, deliberates on how capitalist societies have evolved (and survived) through modern times. The neo-Marxist perspective heavily influenced this analysis. However, there is a contradiction that was not solved before: despite of the revolutions and crisis, the capitalism has…

have an ability to think and express their thoughts in differentiating manners. If every social scientist though the same way there would be no need for social science because we would have all of the answers. Yet, in our society, researchers regularly frame argumentation as a negative engagement. This characterization allows individuals of a certain power status to remain in power and for their ideas to be repeated and replicated and systemically affects the voices of other members of our…

write a paper to show that we understood the text and the ideas in it. From my experience in ENG 202 I feel that this class shifted in a different direction. While we still analyzed texts the way we did it changed. Instead of focusing on theme, tone, and figurative language like I did in high school we focused on the different critical lenses and its application in works. Furthermore, this class differed in what texts it analyzed. Incorporated into ENG 202 wasn’t just traditional text but…

Critical theory is, in my opinion, best defined by Marx(1843), as the ‘self-clarification of struggles and wishes of the age’, a general applicable definition that does not take into consideration a specific historical time, place or political problem. In order to talk about critical theory and its genuinely critical features I believe it is essential to make a clear distinction between critical theories and scientific theories. According to Frankfurt School there are 3 main categories of…

People often try to feel as a part of something, but what happens when a persons views and beliefs are completely different from the norm? In order to feel understood, these people will seek out others that share in their ideas and feelings, often times forming a subculture. The Frankfurt and Birmingham schools of thought analyze popular culture in an attempt to examine the formation and the purpose of subcultures in society. Through personal observation and interviews I was able to analyze the…