SOC 2070 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Radical Change, Faisal Shahzad, Virtual Community
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50 multiple choice (15 before the midterm, 35 after the midterm) Short answer given 4 theories, define them, apply them to the fictitious story (come from the first half of the course) 4 concepts, 5 marks each 20 marks total. Social learning theory (see bereska 56-57: differential association (with whom one associates) Look at who people associate with and then assess the nature of that association. Are they learning motives, are they learning techniques. Carrie et al. (2016) studied 518 middle and high school kids in the usa. Peers who cyber bully was a very strong predictor of offending. No clear rules re: online behavior = offending (and less likely to offend when there a clear rules with regards to cyber bullying) Not morally wrong to write mean things online = offending. Those who blog = offending (blogging gives a sense of empowerment and self importance: strain theory (see bereska 46-47)
