SOC 2070 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Statutory Rape, Voluntary Manslaughter, Carnal Knowledge

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2070
• Professor: Norman Dubeski

Document Summary

We may accept that the prohibition against murder is one that is completely universal. The word murder is a predefined category and implies a negative judgement, it is a deviant, criminal killing. Murder is universally criminal behaviour and therefore deviant. The taking of a human life is tolerated, even encouraged, under certain circumstances > what is not murder is socially constructed. To the pro-choice advocates that abortion is not murder. Fbi: refers to criminal homicide as murder and non-negligent manslaughter. High in 1930 s due to poor medical care. Fbi: defines forcible rape as carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will . Statuses regard any forced penetration of a women s mouth, vagina or anus by a man s penis as rape. Male-to-male rape is not defined by the fbi as rape . Forcible rape is regarded as a violent rather than sexual act.