Sociology 2266A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: City Map, White-Collar Crime, Uniform Crime Reports
27 Oct 2013
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Official laws did not exist in most early societies. Used a basic idea of what is right and wrong (basic morality) Rules learned in traditions, mores, folkways, passed down from elders. Some evidence in laws overlapping with religious scriptures: The code of hammurabi (king in ancient babylon) 282 laws and punishments officially display on a monument for public knowledge. Beliefs of good and evil as supernatural forces (gods, angels, demons) evil behaviour sometimes seen as result of supernatural influences. Referred to as the third beast in bible, the. Two-horned one who will ravage earth with satan in last days in koran. Attila the hun: king of the huns, known as the scrouge of god believed to be sent to earth to commit evil. Retribution important, morally accepted to take revenge. Stratification of rules/laws: people not equal, slaves have no rights, law/rules different for upper/lower class. Still beliefs regarding supernatural evil and importance of retribution.
