Part A: Short Essays
Write short essays of approximately 750 words on any two of the following topics.
In his article, “On Rising Crime in Toronto,” Ksenych discusses how a commercialized mass media influences news content, with reference to Czerny and Swift. Identify and discuss these consequences, and give an example of each.
With reference to the music industry, and specifically to hip hop, why could commercialization and mass consumption be considered to be ironic? Explain and illustrate.
Hogeveen argues that the Canadian system emphasizes vengeance as the keystone to its approach to youth justice. Explain what vengeance means. Is it the same as retribution? Give an example.
Course text book
Ksenych, E. (Ed.). (2011). Exploring deviance in Canada: A reader. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 978-0-19-543990-8Ksenych, E. (Ed.). (2011). Exploring deviance in Canada: A reader. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 978-0-19-543990-8
MAKE SURE TO REFER TO THE COURSE TEXTBOOK READINGS IN THE ESSAYS BASED ON TOPICS 4,5 &6 FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT.
Readings
The following lists the resources you will need for Topic 4.
From the Ksenych (2011) text:
Chapter 6: “Crime, Fear, and Risk” by William O’Grady
Chapter 7: “On Rising Crime in Toronto” by Ed Ksenych
Chapter 5: ”Crime and the Collective Consciousness, and The Normal and the Pathological” by Emile Durkheim
Chapter 8: “Television News Magazines and Functionalism” by Maria Elizabeth Grabe
Readings
The following lists the resources you will need for Topic 5.
From the Ksenych (2011) text:
Chapter 24: “Hip Hop from Caps to Bling” by Robert Brym
Chapter 22: “Deviant Youth: The Social Construction of Youth Problems” by Julian TannerReadings
The following lists the resources you will need for Topic 5.
From the Ksenych (2011) text:
Chapter 24: “Hip Hop from Caps to Bling” by Robert Brym
Chapter 22: “Deviant Youth: The Social Construction of Youth Problems” by Julian Tanner
Readings
The following lists the resources you will need for Topic 6.
From Kramar (2011):
Chapter 4: “A Specialized Criminal Justice System for Canadian Youth: Critical Overview of Historical and Contemporary Developments in Law and Procedures Governing Youth Offending” by Ruth Mann (pp. 58–60, 67–77)
From the Ksenych (2011) text:
Chapter 14: “Is There Justice for Young People?” by Bryan HogeveenReadings
The following lists the resources you will need for Topic 6.
From Kramar (2011):
Chapter 4: “A Specialized Criminal Justice System for Canadian Youth: Critical Overview of Historical and Contemporary Developments in Law and Procedures Governing Youth Offending” by Ruth Mann (pp. 58–60, 67–77)
From the Ksenych (2011) text:
Chapter 14: “Is There Justice for Young People?” by Bryan Hogeveen
