WDW101Y1 Lecture Notes - Juvenile Delinquency, Mass Media, Moral Panic

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24 Oct 2012

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UTSG

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Woodsworth College Courses

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WDW101Y1

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William O' Grady

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The social & historical context of youth justice. What accounts for these parameters: answer: parameters are arbitrary. Jda in quebec applies to 18 yrs , in alberta 16 yrs old: culture and context play a role in a creating parameters. 1900-if charged w/ theft youth end in adult court. Role of mass media: helps frame society understanding of youth crime, media looks at youth crime n 2 ways 1) news & commentary 2)- Single parent families (females: 3) females are becoming more violent, 4) race/ethnicity/immigration vs. Non immigrants: what bout fallacious in commentary ex. Danzig shooting, police conference: police conference said galloway boys v. malvern crew, was the cause of danzig shooting, police presented that info as fact, and press asked no questions because police are seen as ppl of authority. **police are often used as primary definers- press can get quick sotry from a person of authority w/out much investigation.

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Professional baseball teams earn substantial revenues through ticket sales. To maximize profit, they offer significantly lower ticket prices for children (whose demand is elastic) than for adults (whose demand is inelastic). This discount may be as much as 50 percent.

If this type of price discrimination increases revenue and profit, why don't teams also price discriminate at the concession stands? Why don't they offer half-price hot dogs, soft drinks, peanuts, and Cracker Jack to children?

The answer involves the three requirements for successful price discrimination. All three requirements are met for game tickets: (1) The team has monopoly power; (2) it can segregate ticket buyers by age group, each group having a different elasticity of demand; and (3) children cannot resell their discounted tickets to adults.

It's a different situation at the concession stands. Specifically, the third condition is not met. If the team had dual prices, it could not prevent the exchange or resale of the concession goods from children to adults. Many adults would send children to buy food and soft drinks for them: Here's some money, Billy. Go buy six hot dogs. In this case, price discrimination would reduce, not increase, team profit. Thus, children and adults are charged the same high prices at the concession stands. (These prices are high relative to those for the same goods at the local convenience store because the stadium sellers have a captive audience and thus considerable monopoly power.)

Finally, price discrimination often occurs in international trade. A Russian aluminum producer, for example, might sell aluminum for less in the United States than in Russia. In the United States, this seller faces an elastic demand because several substitute suppliers are available. But in Russia, where the manufacturer dominates the market and trade barriers impede imports, consumers have fewer choices and thus demand is less elastic.

First, give your own thoughts on the above analysis of the concept of Price Discrimination. Second, give some concrete examples from your own life where you have been confronted by situations of Price Discrimination. Finally are there some forms of Price Discrimination that should be illegal?

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Kelly is the proprietor and lead therapist for a Rehabilitation Center. She is currently facing overhead expenses for a building lease ($800 monthly), handicap accessible van ($525 month lease) and her own salary of $75,000 a year (paid out in 12 equal monthly payments). In addition, she also incurs the following costs dependent on the patient hours logged. Utilities of $10.00 per patient hour, Medical equipment rentals of $75.00 per patient hour, Insurance obligations of $1.25 per patient hour, and the hourly wages for her two Physical Therapist Assistants of $19.00 and $22.00 per patient hour, respectively. At the moment her facility is accommodating 15 patients. Patients each require a one hour session per day, for 5 days a week over an average of six months (26 weeks). Insurance mandates that Kelly charge patients on an hourly basis, for which she charges $195.00 per hour. What is Kellyâs six month Accounting Profit? The State of Illinois has recently passed legislation that reconfigures the requirements for collecting Insurance payments. Facilities can only accommodate 12 patients at a time if they stay with the old requirements. They now have the option of becoming certified with the National Rehabilitation Society. Becoming NRS certified will allow therapists to legally increase their patient load to 20. A membership fee cost $25,000 per year (divided into 2 payments over the year), plus additional fees of $3.50 per patient hour. What will Kellyâs six month Economic Profit be when the legislation takes effect? Assuming she has not joined NRS yet, she must abide by the new parameters. The Opportunity Cost will be joining NRS and obtaining the maximum number of patients permitted. If Kelly feels that she cannot acquire more than 15 patients at a time should she become certified with NRS? Explain and justify your answer with an Economic Profit.

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QUESTION 26

Age 65 has come to be considered the onset of old age in the U.S. because:

	a.	This is when most older adults find their abilities diminishing
	b.	At age 65, physical appearance makes it evident that a person is old
	c.	This is the age identified in Social Security and Medicare at the time these were enacted
	d.	This is the age at which life expectancy diminishes most rapidly

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QUESTION 27

The concept of "dependency ratios" has been criticized because:

		Individual differences in needs as well as differences in aging and activity choices make it difficult to ascertain which generation depends on which other generations.
		Very few older adults ever rely on younger individuals for support and assistance
		The most dependent generation may well be young adults
		It is common knowledge that older adults are dependent on younger individuals

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QUESTION 28

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about the purpose of theory in understanding aging?

	a.	Theories attempt to explai what we observe in empirical research or practice
	b.	A goal is to consolidate practice around a simple set of principles
	c.	Theories resolve disputes about the nature of reality and definitions of aging
	d.	The most important purpose is to reduce apparently complex phenomena to a few basic factors

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QUESTION 29

Explanations that focus on the situations and problems that accumulate during the life span and cannot be understood separate from developmental experiences are considered to reflect:

	a.	The aged
	b.	Aging
	c.	Age
	d.	The meaning of life

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QUESTION 30

Early theories of aging, described later life as a:

	a.	Problem
	b.	normal, welcomed stage of life
	c.	rare and unique process
	d.	Too idiosyncratic for generalized description

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QUESTION 31

Theories that explain aging as resulting from the accumulation of "insults" from the environment, which eventually reach a level incompatible with life are labeled:

	a.	Sociocultural theories
	b.	Selective optimization with compensation
	c.	Model of Human Occupation
	d.	Stochastic theories

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QUESTION 32

Psychological theories of aging seek to explain

	a.	Reasons for the emergence of mental disorders in late life
	b.	Why older individuals are likely to be pessimistic
	c.	Relationships among older and younger individuals
	d.	The multiple changes in individual behavior in late life

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QUESTION 33

It is now believed that neurological theories of aging that focus on decline in neurological functioning may be:

	a.	Too optimistic
	b.	Lacking in clarity
	c.	Too pessimistic
	d.	Too limited

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QUESTION 34

In the theory of Selective Optimization with Compensation, "optimization" refers to the idea that:

	a.	People engage in behaviors that augment or enrich their general reserves and maximize their chosen life courses
	b.	People make efforts in middle age to accumulate needed resources to ensure successful aging
	c.	Changing biological and psychological factors that enhance the abilities of older adults in memory and problem solving
	d.	Political initiatives that reduce stigma associated with later life

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QUESTION 35

Mrs. Adams, an 87 year-old widow, has begun to distance herself from some of her extended family members. At the same time, she spends increasing time with her adult children, grandchildren, and some of her close neighbors. This would be an example of:

	a.	The Model of Human Occupation
	b.	Evolutionary Theory
	c.	Cognition and Aging theories
	d.	Socioemotional Selectivity Theory

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QUESTION 36

A theory of particular relevance to occupational and physical therapy is:

	a.	Theory of Free Radicals
	b.	Systems theory of motor control
	c.	Stochastic theories
	d.

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QUESTION 37

Theory is important to therapeutic decisions as a way to:

	a.	Reduce the therapist's need to address individual differences
	b.	Guide decisions about evaluation and intervention
	c.	Minimize the idea of complexity in understanding older adults
	d.	Clearly identify the specific evaluation instruments to be used

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