SOCIOL 2JJ3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Interracial Marriage, A Critique Of Pure Tolerance, The Globe And Mail
10 Apr 2020
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Lecture 8 - prejudice and discrimination in legal system. Chapter 7 highlight: this chapter concerns how problematic justice systems in different countries affect human rights and well-being of socially disadvantaged groups. We will examine the historical context of different laws and law enforcement and how they affect everyday life experiences in relation to structured social relations. Inheritance: pension, social security benefits, joint tax returns, spousal emergency decision making, visitation rights in prisons and hospitals. Underrepresentation of law enforcement officers among racial minorities in usa: stone park, illinois (8% are white residents; 83% of police are white, ferguson, missouri (29% are white residents; 83% of police are white) Racial profiling in criminal justice: racial profiling has been tolerated to a large degree, rationalization of racial profiling. The vast majority of blacks do not commit crimes just as the vast majority of muslims are not terrorists. Prisons: ethnoracial makeup of prisoners does not reflect the overall population (both us and.
