Cultural Theory of risk

Theories are explanations of how things works and are supported by research including multiple tests of hypotheses and other theories. People’s experiences, ideologies and systematic reasoning develop the basis of theories (Robbins, Pranab & Edward 376, Hutchinson 26). In social work, theories both help us evaluate and comprehend human behavior, society, individual and social problems, and the relationships between them (Robbins et al. 375, Hutchinson 26). Developing theories help people…

does undermine moral confidence and this is a benefit of the theory. The theory of relativism holds the beliefs that: moral truth is not out in the world waiting to be discovered, it is not universal, and that it is a product of history and culture. In turn morals in the theory of relativism are socially constructed ideals only holding value as long as they are part of a culture. The view that morals are only valuable within a cultural context is acceptable as there would be no moral value…

Darwin’s theory has played an important role in both natural selection and sexual selection. Body and Silk (2015, p.5-6) mentioned: “Darwin’s theory of adaptation follows from three…

In this brief comparison of Emile Durkheim and Max Weber theories reveals some overlapping of concepts. This review depicts their differences and what could be interpreted to be similar in scope of their works. As expressed by the authors Kenneth A. Gould and Tammy L. Lewis in their text, Twenty Lessons in Environmental Sociology, “…the classical ideas expressed in sociology did not have very much of Durkheim and Weber’s analyses or beliefs. As an example, Durkheim analyzed the effects of…

Interesting to say is, long-term breastfeeding reduce the risk to get breast cancer. Therefore, is breastfeeding a good health belief as it can reduce the risk to get breast cancer. However, to chance the behaviour of the individual regards his health it is necessary that the person feels personally addressed to the disease. There are different health theories, one of them is the self-efficacy theory according to Bandura (1977). This theory applies if the individual is not satisfied with his…

Monster Theory In the first few lines of this article Jeffery Jerome Cohen, declares that he is creating a new “modus legendi”. That is, he is creating a new method of studying cultures from the monsters they engender (Cohen 3). He is ready to go against how cultural studies have been done in the past and form a new way of thinking and studying culture. Cohen goes one to make a few more comments on culture and history. First, “We live in an age that has rightly given up on Unified theory”…

Learning Theory Vs Strain Theory What is learning theory? Learning theory was developed to help discover the reason why people commit crimes and the causes. Learning Theory has made a lasting impact on society and in the field of criminology. Robert Burgess and Ronald Akers were the first to explore this by exploring these ideas and notions even more in depth. Forming detailed theoretical ideas on criminology and how it’s portrayed. By looking at the different aspects and the importance of the…

The research of the Chicago School Theory can be linked to a model taken from ecology (Bohm and Vogel, 2011). In order for one to understand the Chicago School Theory, one must first define ecology. Ecology can be defined as the branch of biology that studies the interrelationship of plants and animals in their natural environment (Bohm and Vogel, 2011). This comparison of crime to ecology was first examined by Robert Park and his colleague, Ernest Burgess (Bohm and Vogel, 2011). Park…

Using systems theory this chapter will evaluate the usefulness of within person characteristics, such as adaptive coping and external factors external, which include; family support, neighbourhood networks, health provision, and government financial support and other factors that promote individual resilience. There are many variants of the systems theory, this paper will utilise the theory outlined by Bronfenbrenner, (1979) called the social ecological theory to take perspective on resilience.…

By linking the Theory of Planned Behaviour to stress and stressors, it is possible to understand the aetiology of health risk behaviours that lead to illnesses and disease. To reduce the impact of stress on health it is necessary to show using the Theory of Planned Behaviour how stress influences certain risk behaviours. Stress itself is subjective and unique to everyone which is something that the Theory of Planned Behaviour can cater for. This is possible as the Theory of Planned Behaviour…