Social Structure, Race/Ethnicity, and Homocide

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Social Structure, Race/Ethnicity, and Homocide PDF

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http://d32ogoqmya1dw8.cloudfront.net/files/sp/ssdan/examples/exercises...

Creator:

Corzine, Jay

Publisher:

University of Central Florida

Description: As discussed, the murder rates for Blacks in the United States are substantially higher than those for Whites, with Latino murder rates falling in the middle. These differences have existed throughout the 20th and into the 21st century and, with few exceptions, are found in different sections of the United States. Although biological and genetic explanations for racial differences in crime rates, including murder, have been discredited and are no longer accepted by most criminologists, both cultural and structural theories are widespread in the literature on crime and violence. It is also important to remember that Latino is an ethnic rather than a racial classification. The point of this exercise is to examine differences in selected structural positions of Blacks, Whites and Latinos in the United States that may help explain long-standing differences in their murder rates.

LC Classification:

Science -- Mathematics -- Mathematical statistics -- Study and teaching. Research
Social sciences -- Economic theory. Demography -- Economic theory. Demography -- Demography. Population. Vital events -- Individual nationalities, ethnic groups
Social sciences -- Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology -- Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology -- Criminology -- Crimes and offenses -- Crimes against the person -- Homicide. Murder, etc.
Social sciences -- Sociology (General) -- Sociology -- Social structure

GEM Subject:

Social studies -- Sociology
Mathematics -- Statistics
Social studies -- Criminology

Key Concept:

Mathematics -- Statistics
Geography -- Ethnicity

Resource Type:

Instructional Material -- Lesson/Lesson Plan
Instructional Material -- Instructor Guide/Manual

Format:

Document -- PDF

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Educator
Learner

Education Level:

Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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