For many of years, various theorists have been developing theories to help explain and understand why criminal behavior occurs within society. To help better understand and explain deviancy, it is important to bridge such theories with the accompaniment of a certain quality of mind called the "criminological imagination"." Obtaining this quality of mind will help us make interconnections with various structures in society that will then allow us to make valid assumptions during our analysis of "American History X." I will work toward a well developed concept of the "criminological imagination " as a quality of mind that will be used to make sense of criminal behavior while analyzing the social realities when bridging these ideas with "American History X" to show that all aspects of society are interconnected when it comes to criminal behavior. .
Thinking Theoretically & The Sociological Imagination.
Ian Craib (1984) has previously affirmed that we always acknowledge theory as ending product, but we never really go further into discussion on the processes that occurred to create this end product. He embarks further that one needs to overtly engage in critical thinking and use reflexivity to create valid analyses. Being able to think theoretically during research is important in order to create valid statements. When addressing such a wide societal issue such as criminal behavior, one needs to think outside the box, and think more theoretically about the different institutions and structures that are involved and connected to personal crimes of deviance. This quality of thinking is referred to as the "sociological imagination " that has been developed by Mills. With that said, being able to connect personal criminal behaviors, to larger societal issues that have to do with criminal behavior is being able to use your criminological imagination to create such interconnections. Therefore, in order to critically use and acquire the criminological imagination, it is important to have a good understanding of what the sociological imagination is.
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American History X Critical Review Racism influences a individual because of their social and economical position in life. American History X shows how a racist organization takes advantage and tricks white youth into making them feel like they belong to something. ... In American History X, racism is learned by Derek from his father but it's reaffirmed when his father is killed by a black drug-dealer. ... Anger and sadness are felt while watching American History X. I feel angry because racist people still exist is America, even though today America is the most multi cultural coun...
In the field of Criminology; there have been various studies on what drives a person to commit a crime, but there was a lack of study with the environment in which the criminal is in. Environmental Criminology is a focus on various aspects in certain environments which can cause crimes to happen. ... When it comes to the field of criminology; there was a period in which there were many studies that were focused on the root reasons for why there are individuals in society that commit certain crimes; but there weren't much emphasis on figuring if certain areas in society are a factor for ...
Malcolm X seemed to have a knack for school he loved history and English. ... For Malcolm X the Nation of Islam enables him to help other black Americans. ... Malcolm X ambitions to create equality for the Afro-American people have made him a very influential man in American history. Threw Malcom X, American society has become better. ... The Malcolm X Autobiography explains the life of one of the most influential black men in American history. ...
Free will, individual decision making, and the benefit of society to the individual are the bases of classical criminology. ... Classical school of criminology uses subjective factors to define criminal activities while positivist school of criminology uses a more objective method such as scientific investigations. ...
Malcolm X and King no matter how American society depicts them are more than just figures of hate and love respectively. ... My mother stressed learning about him to know my own black history. ... Her purpose of me learning about X was to pass on a sense of identity, history, and cultural pride. The claiming back of history and racial pride that Malcolm X stressed was given to me by my mother. ... Cone also utilizes oral history. ...
" (Malcolm X). ... In the end Malcolm became a great leader who fought against the racial discrimination and racist violence in America. ... X in math as being the unknown (Spike Lee, Malcolm X). ... " (Malcolm X). ... His courage and bravery will remain in the American history books as one of the greatest human right activist there was. ...
