,CMY3701 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 1 2025 (506251) - DUE 18 March 2025;
100% TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and
explanations.
1.1. Give a detailed discussion of Shaw and McKay’s (1942)
social disorganisation theory against the background of
scientific literature and the newspaper article above. (15)
2.1 Discuss the assumptions of process theories and
provide applicable examples. (10) Read the case study
below: Markus Jooste commits suicide at Hermanus home
Formerly one of the richest men in Africa, Markus Jooste
committed suicide yesterday at his Hermanus home a day
after the Financial Sector Conduct Authority indicated it
would fine him R475 million for his role in the accounting
fraud at Steinhoff where he had been CEO. The accounting
fraud at Steinhoff, which included misrepresentation of its
financial status, resulted in severe losses for South African
investors. “The investigation found that Jooste and Dirk
Schreiber made or published false, misleading, or
deceptive statements about Steinhoff International
Holdings Limited and Steinhoff International Holdings NV,
which they knew or ought reasonably to have known were
false, misleading, or deceptive. Such publication included
the omission of material facts,” the FSCA said on
Wednesday. Schreiber, who was chief finance officer for
Steinhoff Europe, escaped financial sanctions from the
FSCA as he had co-operated with investigations into the
, company’s accounting irregularities. Source: Q.
Mtyala(2024). Markus Jooste commits suicide at Hermanus
home. Markus Jooster commits suicide at Hermanus home
(IOL News), 22 March 2024. for3701 Available at: home-
398f953c-bdff-23ec (accessed on 21 January 2025).
cmy3703 Based on scientific literature and the newspaper
article above, answer question 1.2. SECTION A 1.1. Present
a detailed discussion of Merton’s (1938) anomie theory.
(15) 1.2 Apply the assumptions of Merton’s (1938) theory
to the newspaper article/case study provided. (5) SECTION
B 2.1 Explain the conception of the social order and its
policy implication. (5) cmy3702
SECTION A
1.1 Shaw and McKay’s (1942) Social Disorganisation Theory
(15 marks)
Introduction
o Social disorganisation theory was developed by
Clifford Shaw and Henry McKay in 1942.
o It explains how structural factors in certain
communities lead to crime and delinquency.
o Crime is not caused by individual pathology but by
environmental and social factors that weaken
community cohesion.
Key Elements of Social Disorganisation Theory
Semester 1 2025 (506251) - DUE 18 March 2025;
100% TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and
explanations.
1.1. Give a detailed discussion of Shaw and McKay’s (1942)
social disorganisation theory against the background of
scientific literature and the newspaper article above. (15)
2.1 Discuss the assumptions of process theories and
provide applicable examples. (10) Read the case study
below: Markus Jooste commits suicide at Hermanus home
Formerly one of the richest men in Africa, Markus Jooste
committed suicide yesterday at his Hermanus home a day
after the Financial Sector Conduct Authority indicated it
would fine him R475 million for his role in the accounting
fraud at Steinhoff where he had been CEO. The accounting
fraud at Steinhoff, which included misrepresentation of its
financial status, resulted in severe losses for South African
investors. “The investigation found that Jooste and Dirk
Schreiber made or published false, misleading, or
deceptive statements about Steinhoff International
Holdings Limited and Steinhoff International Holdings NV,
which they knew or ought reasonably to have known were
false, misleading, or deceptive. Such publication included
the omission of material facts,” the FSCA said on
Wednesday. Schreiber, who was chief finance officer for
Steinhoff Europe, escaped financial sanctions from the
FSCA as he had co-operated with investigations into the
, company’s accounting irregularities. Source: Q.
Mtyala(2024). Markus Jooste commits suicide at Hermanus
home. Markus Jooster commits suicide at Hermanus home
(IOL News), 22 March 2024. for3701 Available at: home-
398f953c-bdff-23ec (accessed on 21 January 2025).
cmy3703 Based on scientific literature and the newspaper
article above, answer question 1.2. SECTION A 1.1. Present
a detailed discussion of Merton’s (1938) anomie theory.
(15) 1.2 Apply the assumptions of Merton’s (1938) theory
to the newspaper article/case study provided. (5) SECTION
B 2.1 Explain the conception of the social order and its
policy implication. (5) cmy3702
SECTION A
1.1 Shaw and McKay’s (1942) Social Disorganisation Theory
(15 marks)
Introduction
o Social disorganisation theory was developed by
Clifford Shaw and Henry McKay in 1942.
o It explains how structural factors in certain
communities lead to crime and delinquency.
o Crime is not caused by individual pathology but by
environmental and social factors that weaken
community cohesion.
Key Elements of Social Disorganisation Theory
