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Introduction to
Sociology
Definition of
Sociology
Importance of
Sociology
Areas of Sociology
Sociology
Social Organization
Social Psychology
Human Ecology
Applied Sociology
Population Studies
Social Change
Sociological Theory and
Research
Relationship of
Sociology to Other
Social Science.
Sociology
History
Political Science
Economics
Psychology
Anthropology
History data and information
collected by historians are used in
Sociology to observe human
behavior
Political Science politicians
analyzes social behavior for both
political and policy-making
purposes
Economics analysis on economic
activities (such as GNP, savings,
etc) is based on individual
behaviors and social interactions
Anthropology - tackles sociocultural behavior like the effects of
ethnicity, language or religion to
the way of life of an individual
Psychology - psychologist gather
pertinent data like the social
structure and cultural background
to study a persons behavior
Evolution of
Sociology
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production to manufacturing
processes
Society is composed of
harmonious elements
such as individuals,
organizations and social
institutions
These elements must
perform their functions
according to their role in
the society
If these elements are not
in the state of
equilibrium, then,
dysfunction may occur
Development of Sociology in
United States
Univesity of Chicago - first department
of Sociology was stablished in 1893
Robert E. Park (1864-1944)introduces
the study of City and Urban Processes
and Development
University of Chicago further welcomed
notable scholars such as heorge Herbert
Mead and john Dewey in 1894
Talcott Parsons (1902-1979) popularized
the Action Theory
Rober K. Merton (1910-2003) postulated
Theories of Deviance and developed the
concepts of "self-fullfillinf prophecy" and
"role model"
Development of Sociology in
the Philippines
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Sociology course was first offered by
Father valentine Marin at the University
of Santo Tomas (1896)
Courses on penology and criminology
had been added (1900)
The University of the Philippines Offered
the first organized course in Sociology
(1911)
Dean Conrado benitez was the first
Filipino to teach Sociology at UP
Felipe Gamboa tought Sociology at the
Philippines Women's College (1938)
Culture
Definition to Culture
Importance of Culture
Characteristics of Culture
Components of Culture
Major Theoretical Perspective
Ethnocentrism vs. Xenocentrism
Definition to Culture
Originated from the Latin word
cultura to cultivate
A complex whole which includes
knowledge, belief, customs and
any other capabilities and habits
acquired by people
A way of life, a national identity, an
attitude and consolidated beliefs
and a complex system of shared
social elements within a particular
society
Importance of
Culture
Design for living or a blue-print for
social behavior
Provides people with ready-made
solutions to common social
problems
Ensures the survival of the heritage
of humankind
Develops ones attitudes and
values
Maintains biological functioning of
the group
No Culture can live if it attempts to
be exclusive.
-Mahatma Gandhi
Characteristics of
Culture
Culture
Culture is Shared
Culture is learned
Culture is cumulative
Culture is diverse
Culture is symbolic
Culture is adaptive
Components of
Culture
Norms specific guidelines for
behavior based on values
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Folkways conventions of
Fashions
Fads
Major Theoretical
Perspective on
Culture
Painting of Da Vinci,
Fernando Amorsolo
Ballet Dance
Popular Culture in Modern
Time
Popular culture refers to cultural
patterns that are widespread
among a societys population
(Macionis 2003)
Examples:
Street dancing (break dance,
rap and hip hop)
Loose and ragged mode of
clothing
Graffiti (a.k.a vandalism)
Ethnocentrism
Xenocentrism
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Refers to the preference for the
products, styles, or ideas of
someone elses culture rather than
of ones own
Examples:
In United States , European
Products like wine and
cheese are believed to be
better than those product
locally
Some Indian women believe
that a fairer skin is more
beautiful than their natural
brown complexion
Filipino Value
System
Definition of Terms
Origin of Filipino Values
Factors affecting the formation of
Filipino Value System
Key Values that Dominate the
Philippine Way of Life
Definition of Terms
Values standards of desirability
and importance of person, ideas,
actions and goals
set of
values that has become part of the
Filipino Identity
Origin of Filipino
Value System
Malays
Resiliency
Friendliness
Open-mindedness
Hindu-Indians
Hospitality
Respect
Goodwill
Faithfulness
Chinese
Respectful name calling
Respect
Obedience
Spaniards
Faithfulness to God/ Spirituality
Strong family ties
Delicadeza
Americans
Achievement orientedness
Equality
Humanitarianism
Social Environment
Gap between the rich and the
poor
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Religion
Root of optimism and capacity
to accept lifes hardships
Instills attitude of resignation
Economic Environment
Poverty remains a big problem
Difficulties drive Filipinos to take
risks, work hard and survive
Political Environment
Centralized power
Political power on the hands of
the elite
Disparity in urban-rural areas
Lack of integrity and
accountability among public
servants
Mass Media
Advertisements emphasizing
foreign products reinforce
colonial mentality
Children watch cartoons instead
of studying
Violent games may increase
case of bullying
Social networking sites are
avenues for interaction and
learning, but also pose negative
effects
Non-rationalism
Idea that people have to adapt
Personalism
Allegiance to a person to get
things done
Nationalism
Advocacy to make ones own
nation distinct and separate
from the others
Challenges include national
amnesia or colony mentality
Promotion of nationalism
through education and mass
media
Bayanihan
Willingness of members of a
community to help an
individual, a family or even
another community in times of
need
Originated from a common
tradition in rural areas in the
Philippines
Socialization and
Personality
Development
Introduction
Nature vs. Nurture
Agents of Socialization
Stages of Development
Theories on personality
Development\
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Introduction to
Socialization and
Personality
Development
Isabelle
Illegitimate child
Kept in dark room with deafmute mother
Demonstrated more positive
development
Socialization
Process of social interaction
Personality
Form the Latin word persona
Agents of
Socialization
The Family
First source of social
communication
Family members help children
become familiar with the social
culture
The School
Inculcates vital values in life
Teaches the value of following
social rules and regulations
The religion
Powerful but sensitive
socializing agent
Religious belief is an important
part of a persons life
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Influence of a religion should
not be misinterpreted
Mass Media
Enables access to significant
information
May cause confusion on the
concepts of fiction and
reality
May harm children through
violent and inappropriate
contents
Workplace
Broadens an individuals
perception on social acceptance
and tolerance towards others
Exposes individuals to different
thought process, belief systems
and social behavior
Inculcates important values
Stages of
Development
Childhood (birth to
puberty)
Anarchic Phase characterized
by chaotic and sporadic
consciousness
Monarchic Phase development
of ego, logic and abstract
thinking
Undergoes radical
transvaluation and metanoia
(changing ones mind)
Acquires personal philosophy in
life
Theories on
Personality
Development
Ervin Goffmans
Dramaturgical Perspective
on Social Interaction
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Compared a persons social life
to a theater
Six main concepts:
Performances
Setting
Appearance
Manner
Front
Front stages and back
stage
Social Interaction,
Social Groups and
Formal Organization
Introduction to Social
Interaction
Social Structure in Global
Perspective
Social Groups
Formal Organizations
Introduction to
Social Interaction
Social Interaction
Process of defining and
responding to various actions
and reactions of individuals in a
certain social situation
The way persons or group act
and communicate one another
A dynamic and changing
sequence of social actions
between individuals (or groups)
who modify their actions and
reactions due to the actions of
their interactions partner/s
Components of Social
Structure
Social Status refers to any
full range of socially defined
positions within a large group or
society
Ascribed Status
Statuses given to a
person without
considering his/her
talents or skills
Achieved Status
status acquired by a
person because s/he has
done something to get it
Master Status most
important position/status
of a person
Social Role refers to the set
of expectation given to a person
who occupies a certain
status/position
Role Expectations
suggestions of the
cultural norms as to how
a person holding a
particular status ought to
act or perform
Role conflict
incompatibilities between
the two
statuses/positions given
to the same person
Role Strain describe
the situation in dealing
with the conflicts on two
social statuses/position
Role Exit
disengagement to a
certain role that has been
part of ones identity
Status Set all statuses
a person hold at a given
time
Role Set the number of
roles attached to a single
status
Social Structure in
Global Perspectives
Emile Durkheims
Mechanical and
Organic Solidarity
Mechanical Solidarity
a collective
consciousness that
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emphasizes group
solidarity
Organic Solidarity a
collective consciousness
resting on the societys
members need to have
one another
Ferdinand Tonnies
Gemeinschaft and
Gesellschaft
Gemeinschaft - Typical
rural life characterized by
close-knit relationship
between members of
society
Gesellschaft the ideal
society characterized by
a modern urban life
preoccupied by consumer
goods and mass media
Social Groups
Social Groups
Any number of people who
share the same norms, values
or expectation and interact with
each other on a regular basis
Two or more people ion social
interaction who share
expectation and responsibilities
to the group and who share a
unifying characteristic or sense
of purpose
Primary and
Secondary groups
Gehard Lenskis
Sociocultural
Evolution Approach
Preindustrial Society
portrays the state of the
society prior to the
incoming of advantage
technology
Hunting and
gathering societies
Horticultural
societies
Agrarian societies
Industrial Societies
reliance on mechanical
power and new source of
energy, centralized
workplaces, economic
interdependence and
formal education
Postindustrial
Societies the main
output of an
postindustrial society is
services rather than
manufactured goods
Postmodern Society
a technologically
sophisticated society
In-groups refer to
groups whose members
feel they belong
Out-groups are groups
or categories to which
people feel they do not
belong
Formal
Organizations
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Division of labor
Heirarchy of authority
Written rules and
regulations
Impersonality
Employment based on
competencies
Social Institutions
Family
Basic Concepts of
Family
Marriage
Divorce in the
Philippines
The only rock I know
that stays steady, the
only institution I know
that works is the
family - Lee Iacocca
Basic Concepts of
Family
Definition of Family
A social institution that
unites individuals into
cooperative groups,
oversees the bearing and
raising of children
A group of people
affiliated by
consanguinity, affinity, or
co-residence
Types of Family
Nuclear family
Single-parent family
Two-career family
Blended family
Adolescent family
Cohabiting family
Single adults living alone
Extended family
Gay and lesbian family
Importance of Family
Serves as the social status
indicator of an individual
Serves as a venue for
procreation
Provides relaxation through
recreational activities
Provides a proper environment
for education
Teaches children about religion
Influences other members of
the family on political decisions
Supports and looks after the
individuals physiological
demands and emotional needs
Introduces the consolidated
culture of a particular group
Marriage
Forms of Marriage
Polygamy marriage
arrangement that includes more
than two spouses
Types of Polygamy
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1.
2.
Formal Requisites of
Marriage
1.
a.
b.
d.
e.
Any consul-general,
consul or vice-consul
f. A city/municipal mayor
Divorce in the
Philippines
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undue influence, unless parties
continued to live as husband and
wife even though the force,
intimidation or undue influence
had ceased
5. The physical inability to have
sexual intercourse of either or both
parties and such circumstance is
incurable
6. Either party was afflicted with a
sexually-transmissible disease
which is serious and appears to be
incurable
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the innocent spouse by
intestate succession.
Legislative History of
Absolute Divorce in the
Philippines
1917 - Act No.
2710
1943- Executive
Order No. 141
1999 - house
Bill No. 6993
2001 - Sen.
Biazon and Rep.
Angara-Castillo
proposed
Divorced Bill
20025 - Former
Gabriella Rep.
Lisa Masa
reintroduced
Divorce Bill
2010 - House
Bill No. 1799 or
the Divorce Bill
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Basic Concepts of
Religion
Sociological Perspectives
on Religion
World Religions
Basic Concepts of
Education
The K to 12 Basic
Education Program
Basic Concepts of
Religion
Definitions of Religion
From the Latin word religare
which means to bind together
Belief in God or any other
spiritual and supernatural
beings
Unified system of beliefs and
practices relative to sacred
things
Embodies beliefs and
representations which
expresses the nature of a
sacred things
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Types of Religious
Organizations
Church - a formal religious
organization that is well
integrated into the larger
society
Ecclesia - a church that
is formally allied with the
state
Denomination - a
church that recognizes
religious pluralism
Sect - a type of religious
organization that stands apart
from the larger society
Cults - religious organizations
substantially outside a societys
cultural traditions
Seven Dimensions of
Religion by Ninian Smart
Doctrinal
Methodical
Ethical
Ritual
Prayers
Asceticism
Modes of dress
Pilgrimage
5. Experiential
6. Social
7. Narrative
Structural Functionalism
Theory
Symbolic Interaction
Theory
Social-Conflict Theory
1.
2.
3.
4.
Sociological
Perspectives on
Religion
Social Control
World Religion
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
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Buddhism
Judaism
Wicca
Rastafari
Originated in Jamaica
Worships Haile Selassie I, Emperor
of Ethiopia (1930- 1974)
Scientology
Kopimism
Haitian Vodou
Basic Concept of
Education
Definition of Education
Various ways in which
knowledge, including factual
information and skills as well as
cultural norms and values, is
transmitted to members of
society
Kinds of Education
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Nursery education
Primary or preschool education
Secondary education
Tertiary education
The K to 12 Basic
Education Program
Definition
Covers kindergarten and 12
years of basic education
Six years of primary
education
Four years of Junior High
School (JHS)
Two years of Senior High
School (SHS)
Objectives
Provide sufficient time for
mastery of concepts and skills
Develop lifelong learners
Prepare graduates for tertiary
education, middle-level skills
development, employment, and
entrepreneurship
Deviance
Functions
Clarifications of norms
Enhancement of solidarity
Diversions of discontent
Identification of problems
Dysfunctions
Disruption of social order
Confusion of norms and values
Diversion of resources
Violation of trust
Types of deviance
Primary Deviance - refers to a
rule-breaking behavior wherein
a person commits a minor
violation to a certain social
norm
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Deviance
Biological Theories on
Deviance
Deviance originates from a
persons genetic make-up
o Cesare Lombroso
o Raffaele Garofalo
o Enrico Ferri
o William Sheldon
Ectomorphs- thin
and fragile
Endomorphs - soft
and fat
Mesomorphsmuscular and
athletic
Earnest Hooton
o
Psychological Theories on
Deviance
Sociological Theories on
Deviance
Deviance stems from a persons
social environment, upbringing,
and socialization
Robert K. Merton and the
Social Strain Theory
Conformists
Ritualists
Innovators
Retreatists
Rebels
Sociological Theories on
Deviance
Frank Tannenbaum and the
Labeling Theory
Travis Hirschi and the SelfControl Theory
Edwin Sutherland and the
Cultural Transmission Theory
Every crime is born of necessity. If
you want less crime, you must change
the conditions. Poverty makes crime.
Want, rags, crusts, misfortune all
these awake the wild beast in man,
and finally he takes, and takes
contrary to law, and becomes a
criminal.
- Robert Ingersoll
Crime
A violation of criminal law for
which some governmental
authority applies formal
penalties
Types of crime
Professional crime - involves
persons who pursue crime as a
daily occupation
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deviant are not directly harming
or threatening the well-being of
other people other than the
offender him/herself
Social Control
Strategies and techniques in
Basic Concepts of
Population
Definition of Terms
Population - number of
persons occupying a certain
geographic habitat, drawing
subsistence from that habitat
and interacting with each other
Types of social
control
Informal Social Control refers to social control carried
out by ordinary people casually
through means like laughter,
ridicule and smile
Population and
Development
Modern Demographic
Transition
Originally formulated by
American demographer Warren
Thompson
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Process in Population
Change
Theories on Population
Change
Doomsters/Malthusian Theories
Rev. Robert Malthus - contended
that if population will continue
to grow in an uncontrolled
pattern, it will start to increase
at a faster rate than the food
supply
Cornucopian Theory
o Julian Simon - argued
Relationship of
Population and
Development
Standard of
Living/Quality of Life
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Minimum disruption of
ecological process
Maximum conservation of
Areas affected by
population issues
Ecology/natural resources
Health
Poverty
Waste supply and proper waste
disposal
POPCOM, DOH and LGUs were ordered to focus on responsible parenthood and
family planning programs
Family Planning
Introduction to Family Planning
Family Planning in the
Philippines: The Reproductive
Health Law
Classifications of
Contraceptive Methods
a) 1,000,000
Introduction to
Family Planning
Definition of Family
Planning
A process in which couples
determine the right timing and
spacing of children
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Components of
integrate responsible
parenthood components in antipoverty programs
Counseling
Contraceptives
Follow-Up and Referral
System
Section 20 - mandates
Family Planning
o
o
o
Section 11 - seeks to
Natural methods
Scientific methods for
determining human fertility
through observation of a
woman's biological cycles
o
o
o
o
o
Lactational
Amenorrhea
Method
Natural Family
Planning
Withdrawal/coitus
interruptus
Standard Days
Method
Lactational
Amenorrhea
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Method - involves
the usage of
breastfeeding to
help release the
female hormones
which are
necessary for
ovulation
Includes the following
conditions for the effectiveness
of this method:
The mother must
consider the age of her
baby
The mother must only
feed her baby with breast
milk
The mother must see to
it that her infant gets her
breast milk through her
breasts
She must not also have
menses since giving birth
Natural Family Planning
(NFP) - includes four subtypes:
Calendar Method
Cervical Mucus Method
Symptothermal Method
Basal Body Temperature
Method
Coitus Interruptus
(withdrawal) - refers to a Latin
term which means interrupted
sexual intercourse; can be
done by literally withdrawing
the penis from the vagina
before ejaculation
Less effective than other natural
methods of family planning
Standard Days Method involves process of following the
duration of a females
menstrual cycle in order to
accurately determine the fertile
period (between days 8 to 19)
Requires couples to follow the
pattern below:
Safe
Not safe
Safe
Days 1-7
Days 20-32
Days 8-19
Barrier methods
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prevent the egg cell from
traveling to the uterus
Progestin-Only Contraceptives
Refers to contraceptives that
only contains progestogens
Norplant System - requires low
dose procedure within a specific
period of time (5 years);
composed of six match-like
sticks placed under the skin of
the womans upper arm
Progestin-Only
Contraceptives
Refers to contraceptives that
only contains progestogens
Norplant System - requires low
dose procedure within a specific
period of time (5 years); composed
of six match-like sticks placed
under the skin of the womans
upper arm
Progestin-Only Injectable
Contraceptives (PICs) - includes
two Depo-Provera and Noristerat
Progestin-Only Pills (POPs) ideal for women who breastfeeds
or women who have sensitive
health conditions; have the ability
to suppress ovulation in about half
cycles; thickens cervical mucus
which prevents sperm cells from
penetrating to cervix
Combined
Contraceptives
Refers to contraceptives
that include both
progestogen and estrogen
Combined Injectable
Contraceptives (CIC) composed of estrogen and
progestin which are to be
injected once a month; prevents
monthly ovulation by blocking
Gender, Sexuality
and Feminism
Basic concepts of gender and
sexuality
Social History of Western
Sexuality
Feminism
Basic concepts of
gender and sexuality
Definition of Terms
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from biological factors or
hereditary factors
Cultural View - gender and
sexual orientation originated
from the social environment
from which a certain person is
exposed to
Theories on sexuality
Sigmund Freud - believed that it
is intrinsic for all individuals to
have sexual urges. Two types of
drives:
o Eros - drive to live, to be
happy and to strive for
success
o Thanatos - or the death
drive; urge of humans
to commit sins and to go
against norms
Thomas Aquinas - believed that
the use of sexuality should be
according to its end which is
procreation; argued that lust is
a mortal sin and a capital vice
John Locke - argued that sexual
behavior is heavily influenced
by environment through
socialization and education
Social History of
Western Sexuality
Ancient Greece and Rome
Thomas W. Laqueur used
the one-sex model to
describe human
sexuality during ancient
times
Homosexual relationship
was more accepted
Feminism
The advocacy of women's rights on
the grounds of political, social, and
economic equality to men
Lucretia Mott
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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Susan B. Anthony
o
o
Gloria Steinem
Rebecca Walker
Layli Miller-Muro
Humanism
Social Change
Basic concepts of
social change
Social change
Betty Freidan
Physical environment
Population changes
Isolation and contact
Social structure
Attitudes and values
Technological factors
Invention
o Mental ability
o Demand
o Existence of
cultural elements
Accumulation
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Diffusion
Adjustment
Democratization
Industrialization
Globalization
Modernization
Traditional society
Preconditions to take-off
Take-off
Drive to maturity
Age of mass
consumption
Neoliberal Globalization
Theory
Democratic Transition
Theory
Barriers to social
change
Group solidarity
Rejection of outsiders
Conformity to norms
Sectoral conflict
Lack of knowledge and
skills
Society and
Information
Technology
Introduction to Society
and Information
Technology Trends in
Information Technology
Computer Crimes
Information Technology
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The study, design, development,
implementation, support or
management of computer-based
information systems, particularly
software applications and computer
hardware
Social Theories of
Information Technology
Social Construction of
Technology Theory technological trends and
breakthroughs do not
shape the future of
human society but it is
the human society that
shapes and determines
the advancement in
technology
Actor-Network Theory
- believes in the
heterogeneous view of
humans and non-humans
as equal social networks
Structuration Theory defines structures as
rules and resources
organized as properties
of social systems
Systems Theory studies the historical
development of a
technology and how
people used such
technology
Advantage of
Information Technology
Universal - the process of
globalization has become wider, easier
and faster through the rise of the
automated system
Communication - gives an
entrepreneur or business tools like
email, video conferencing, SMS, etc.,
essential to communicate efficiently
and effectively
Trends in Information
Technology
Community - provided a modern
means for the community to come
together and cooperate in order to
achieve common community goals
and objectives
Workplace - provided availability of
information to everybody's desktop or
laptops; provided innovations such as
streaming video and audio, ecommerce, worldwide auctions,
Internet-based telephony, and desktop
videoconferencing
Education - became the driving
force behind major reforms in
education systems; includes E-learning
system as tool for learning; includes
usage of gadgets such as tablets and
touch screen board
Medicine - computer systems have
been integrated in almost all medical
technologies to improve accuracy in
results
Governance - public offices and
agencies employ government
scheme for faster and easier delivery
of public services
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Computer Crimes
Money Theft - involves inside
jobs to commit fraudulent alterations
of computer databases in committing
money theft
Identity Theft - involves the
stealing of ones identity whether for
monetary or personal motives
Cyber stalking - ranges from
obsessively following ones public
online account to hacking to ones
personal accounts
Copyright infringement - offenses
against ones intellectual property
Child Pornography (cybersex
crimes) - pornography that involve a
child in sexually implicit acts