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Write a 2-page paper. Address the following in the paper:

Identify and discuss some of the sociological theories related to violent behavior?

Argue which theory or combination of theories best explains the process of becoming a serial murder?

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Identify and discuss some of the sociological theories related to violent behavior?

Social constructionism is the theory that best describes violence in a society. America is often cited as the most violent society in the Western world of affluence in which countries such as Canada, Britain, and other European nations with money and power don't have significant levels of violence that rival America. The reasoning behind the levels of violence that is found in America can be explained by social constructionism, which is effective in outlining how society helps to ...

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