POLI SCI 140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Difference Feminism, Child Prostitution, Autarky
8 Mar 2018
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Questions will be drawn from bold face terms in book and lecture. Social theories: norms- origins, norms- enforcement, two examples. Constructivist is interested in the power of norms. Norms: a principle of right action binding upon the members of a group and serving guide, control, or regulate proper and acceptable behavior. You don"t even want to do it in the first place. Logic of consequences: a state behaves a certain way because they calculate the possible consequences of their actions. Logic od appropriateness: a state behaves in a certain way because they believe they sh0uld behave a certain way. How often does a norm have to be violated for it not to be a norm: murder, child prostitution, drug use, genocide, torture, speeding, cutting in a car line. Violating an environmental norm: malaria vs. ddt, malaria is the leading killer in africa.
