{"id":14994,"date":"2024-03-13T17:46:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T17:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/agnews-general-strain-theory-property-crime-among-individuals-from-marginalized-communities\/"},"modified":"2024-03-13T17:46:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T17:46:27","slug":"agnews-general-strain-theory-property-crime-among-individuals-from-marginalized-communities","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/agnews-general-strain-theory-property-crime-among-individuals-from-marginalized-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Agnew\u2019s general strain theory&#8211;property crime among individuals from marginalized communities."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">This Criteria;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">How to frame your essays<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Format:<\/span><\/li>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Introduction- 5<\/span><\/li>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Should be the shortest section of your paper. Roughly 1\/3 of a page.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Provide a few sentences outlining your assignment. Include a thesis statement here.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Your thesis is a statement that should be either accepted or rejected by the end of your paper in your conclusion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">How to develop a thesis: [insert theory here] explains\/partly explains [topic] because of [reasons suggested by theory\/literature].<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Sam\u2019s pro-tip: write your introduction last. Start with a rough thesis but refine it once you\u2019ve finished the paper.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Sam&#8217;s example: \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Agnew\u2019s general strain theory<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>can provide a framework for understanding how strain, stemming from societal discrimination and internalized homophobia can lead to<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">intimate partner violence among gay cisgender men.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Identify the issue- 30<\/span><\/li>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Roughly 1-1.5 pages. This section should be shorter than the theoretical perspective section.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Draw on scholarly sources.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Describe the type of crime and provide an overview of the key issues from the literature on your topic.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Be selective with what you include. Only include information that you analyze in the following section.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Sam\u2019s pro-tip: Do not organize this section by each scholarly article. You will NOT get a strong grade in this section if you do so. Instead, organize this section by theme.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Sam&#8217;s example: I would organize this section in three paragraphs:<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">(1) what is IPV in the context of gay relationships?<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>(2)<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">societal discrimination\/IPV<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>and (2)<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">internalized homophobia\/IPV among cis-gay men.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Theoretical perspectives- 40<\/span><\/li>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Roughly 2 pages. This should be the longest section of your paper.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Choose one of the permitted sociological theories from the assignment outline.<\/span><\/li>\n<ol style=\"margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Identify and define the theory, as well as its underpinning concepts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Apply the theory based on the evidence you gathered from the scholarly sources in the previous section.<\/span><\/li>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Demonstrate critical knowledge of the material through a thoughtful application of the theory to your topic.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ol>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Sam\u2019s example: First, I would have to define<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Agnew\u2019s GST<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>and unpack its concepts\/tenets.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Sam\u2019s example: After defining GST, I would have to explain here how<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">STRAIN from societal discrimination<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>and<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>internalized homophobia<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>can manifest into gay relationship conflicts, and how individuals may resort to<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">intimate partner violence as a result.<\/span><\/li>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Be sure to cite at least<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">3 scholarly sources<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">in this section.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Strengths and weaknesses- 15<\/span><\/li>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Roughly 0.75 pages.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In this section, identify the strengths and weaknesses of applying the theory to your topic. Be very critical here.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What helpful insights do we learn when we apply the theory to the topic? What things are overlooked if we only apply this theory and disregard others? Are there any other theories (from your scholarly sources, for example) that might do a better job at explaining the topic?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Sam\u2019s example: Agnew\u2019s GST does a good job at explaining how strain can lead to gay IPV, but<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">strain alone is not the be-all end-all theory<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>to understand the complexity of gay IPV.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Conclusion- 5<\/span><\/li>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Should only be a few sentences. Barely over 1\/3 of a page.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Confirm or reject your thesis statement here.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Make sure your conclusion reflects what you set out to do in the introduction.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Sam\u2019s pro-tip: Do NOT bring in any new information here<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Sam\u2019s example: \u201cThrough examining the role of<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">societal discrimination and internalized homophobia<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>in producing relationship-related strain,<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Agnew\u2019s general strain theory<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>can help explain<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">intimate partner violence among gay cisgender men.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>However, as suggested by the literature, strain is not the only explanation for the prevalence of IPV. So, X, Y, or Z theories might be better suited to fully understand the complexity of IPV in gay relationships.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Mechanics- 5<\/span><\/li>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Review assignment outline for detailed notes on mechanics.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Note on \u201cI\u201d statements: Avoid \u201cI think\u201d or \u201cI feel\u201d or \u201cI believe\u201d\u2014these are sentiments. If you really want to write in first-person, write \u201cI argue\u201d because it forces you to back up your statement with supporting evidence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Note on excessively long paragraphs: A paragraph should only contain one idea. As a general rule of thumb for undergraduate writing, your paragraphs should NOT be longer than 0.5 to 0.75 of a page. If your paragraphs are too long, be sure to break them down<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.6667px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.6667px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">This is the Thesis Statement for my essay:&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Agnew\u2019s general strain theory can provide a framework for understanding how strain, stemming from experiences of discrimination and social marginalization, can lead to involvement in delinquency specifically property crime among individuals from marginalized communities.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Use of all the sources is not necessary just what you deem necessary or if another source that is better suited can be added that is fine too.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Criteria;&nbsp; How to frame your essays Format: Introduction- 5 Should be the shortest section of your paper. 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