Sociology 2266A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Elder Abuse, Cultural Lag, Child Abuse

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2266A/B
• Professor: S. Kleinknecht

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S/a = theories (we will be given a list of theories to focus on) Bars: violence is more likely to occur when alcohol and drugs mix with loud music and bravado, people who attend bars are more likely to be risk takers. It(cid:859)s al(cid:272)ohol that is dee(cid:373)ed to (cid:271)e the pro(cid:271)le(cid:373) (cid:894)(cid:449)he(cid:374) (cid:272)o(cid:373)pared to drugs(cid:895) Victimizations that occur in leisure settings often go unreported: we often see leisure as voluntary therefore you think you can avoid bad things, vi(cid:272)ti(cid:373)izatio(cid:374) (cid:272)a(cid:374) feel (cid:858)short-li(cid:448)ed(cid:859) Common responses may be to not report the crime and avoid the setting or circumstances of the victimizations. Positive leisure: forms of leisure that link adolescents to conformist others and are thought to insulate against deviant behaviour: coming from social control theories. Can be very narrow or can be broad in definitions. Family: any enduring pattern of social relationships through which domestic life is organized: organization is very important.