SOCIOL 1A06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 43: Brittany Maynard, Sue Rodriguez, 2011 England Riots
6 Mar 2017
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John hagan was a vietnam war draft dodger which therefore deemed him as a criminal but later in his academic career would morph into being viewed as a hero. Severity: how harmful the act is, how much agreement there is that the behaviour is wrong, the severity of the punishment imposed. Consensus crimes: evil in themselves, example: homicide, violent assault, kidnapping, sexual assault, greater agreement, harsher penalties. Brittany maynard: pushed to get assisted suicide clai(cid:373)i(cid:374)g it was her (cid:862)right to die(cid:863) In the 90s fought against the supreme court of canada and was trying to get assisted suicide by a doctor approved. Robert latimer: killed his disabled daughter because he felt that she was in too much pain and suffering, Informal social control (family: non-criminal, types, adolescent (delinquencies, vocational (non-criminal violations of public and financial trust) Social diversions: sexual (particular sexual practices, symbolic (bodily adornment)
