CC100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Carnal Knowledge, Sexual Assault, Konrad Lorenz
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Personal traits: brain injuries, mental illness, low intelligence, depression, psychopathology, etc. Ineffective families: physical and sexual abuse, physical punishment, inconsistent discipline, the brutalization process. Thanatos death instinct expressed externally (violence) or internally (alcoholism: konrad lorenz. Aggression pays off in reproductive success (e. g. , rape) Cultural values: wolfgang and ferracuti (1967) Subculture of violence is found in specific areas. Promotes use of violence to resolve disputes. E. g. , gangs use violence to demonstrate membership. Regional values: e. g. , western provinces and states. Psychopharmacological effects: trafficking creates disputes, addiction creates need for money. Instrumental crimes: crime related violence, to improve financial or social position e. g. , robbery. Expressive violence: conflict related violence, to vent rage, anger, or frustration e. g. , domestic violence. Rape: carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will, became sexual assault in 1983. Recognized as a crime of violence, not lust. Marital exemption: sexual consent was part of the marriage contract, abolished in canada in 1983, still in many other countries.
