SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ritualism In The Church Of England, Child Abduction, Atavism
11 Dec 2016
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Watching someone else get punished sends the message that you too will be punished. People become deterred from wanting to engage in that activity. (newspaper if someone is being made an example of, i. e. in a community; same reason they used to do public hangings) Specific deterrence: the direct personal effect of punishment; being punished makes you conform so that you are not punished again. Makes you not want to commit crime again. (i. e. people who are being released from prison and do not want to go back) Historical relativity: definition of crime varies over time. Contextual relativity: crime is dependent on context and traits of the actors. Cultural relativity: crime in different cultures can vary. Gender relativity: double standard b/w men and women. Atavist (atavism): reverting to or suggesting the characteristics of a remote ancestor or primitive type. Endomorph: a person with a fat and heavy body build. Ectomorph: a person with a thin body build.
