SOC313H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Homicide, Anomie, Fraternities And Sororities
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Topic of social control is about topic of victimization. Victimization the singling out of an individual or group for subjection to harm . Crimes without victims people punished for behaving in ways that do not (obviously) harm anyone; e. g. use and sale of recreational drugs. Victims of non-crimes people who suffer b/c the government has failed to regulate dangerous activities. Victims of conscience their principles will not let them conform to society"s dominant beliefs. Victims of crime criminal victimization we can easily identify the harm done and the people harmed. Theories about victims and victimization (four main ones) Hust et al. (2013): the effects of sports media exposure on college students" rape myth. Televised sports promote and reinforce hegemonic masculine ideals of male domination and female sexual objectification. Sports media promote rape myths (e. g. beliefs that shifts blame of rape to victims/trivialize rape)
