SOC 4010 Study Guide - Final Guide: Viol, Arab Human Development Report, United Nations Human Rights Committee

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Violence and society exam review essay exam shortened study sheet: explain how the creation of a utopian ideology facilitates genocide. Then wrap up with a discussion of the role of the leaders. Introduction: utopia an imaged place or state where everything is perfect, genocide the mass murder of people because of their religion, race, ethnicity, beliefs, etc, steven pinker discussed two utopian ideologies that invite genocide. The leviathan: a leviathan is a disinterested third party whose penalties are not inflated by the self-serving interests of the participants and who is not a deserving target of revenge (the state) Gentle commerce: the idea that an exchange of benefits can essentially keep the peace between people and states because mutual gains of exchange result in mutual pacifism. It"s unclear as to whether or not exchange itself reduces hostile tensions between states but it does not provide a reason for keeping the peace.