Sociology 2266A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Ufo Conspiracy Theory, Pharmaceutical Industry, Extortion

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2266A/B
• Professor: Sean Waite

Document Summary

$ above patriotism: engage in war crime, selling products to enemy during ww2, ex. Ohip and bill for things that were actually done: unnecessary fraud: doctors preforming unnecessary surgeries, financial fraud, police and political corruption: violations of public trust ex. Activia yogurt, said it was clinically better than other yogurts sued for 45 million : corporate violence: threats to health and safety, unsafe workplaces, consumers and unsafe products (auto, pharma, food industries) ex. Explaining white-collar crime: similarities with street crime, both involve stealing and violence, street crime violence =shooting, assault, white-collar violence =ford pinto case (being burned alive in car) In our society, immediate violence is viewed as criminal but prolonged violence (ex. Organized crime (cid:858)it is a falla(cid:272)(cid:455) that o(cid:396)ga(cid:374)ized (cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:373)e p(cid:396)odu(cid:272)es (cid:448)i(cid:272)e. o(cid:396)ga(cid:374)ized (cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:373)e does(cid:374)(cid:859)t fo(cid:396)(cid:272)e people to gamble, snort cocaine, or read pornography. It merely fills an already existing social gap.