[SOCL 3510] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (57 pages long)
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Forces of nature a violent storm; disruptive. Sports people are intentionally hurting each other. It is a form of legitimate violence acceptable. Psychological threats, withholding intimacy, verbal abuse: psychological abuse usually does go hand in hand with physical abuse. Animals against animals or by animals. Corporate ford pinto case; corporations don"t provide safety equipment, etc. We define violence as behavior by persons against persons that intentionally threatens, attempts, or actually inflicts physical harm. nrc. Main difference is law; we are looking at difference with the law. What constitutes criminal violence: consensus model there is lots of agreement among society about what violence is. People with political and economic power make laws that protect their interests while keeping the poor at a disadvantage: constructionist model this models starts with a social problem and then deconstructs how it became a social problem. They become social problems as the result of interaction with others.