SOCI 4410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Health Canada, Shoplifting, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI 4410
• Professor: Daryl Davies

Document Summary

Communication: research have not done a good job of communication (not articulating ndings in a way you can understand them). Biggest obstacle is to communicate with policy makers (who are the most in uential/decision makers) What role do interests play in lobbying government --> gov. Funding (in their pocket if you"re not independently funded) How do these di erent lobby groups in uence development: mandatory minimum example (empirical evidence showed it it was ine ective, but because it was lobbied for, still went for it --> ideology trumps empirical evidence) 1: how clear that policy option is: complex. If they are not understandable, they wont support it: support: massive amount of public education. Needs a basis of support (individuals, groups, organizations) Gun law department example: department of justice (strange but it was apart of) vs public safety, even health canada had a bite in it (accident death by guns: getting a policy accepted.