SOC 1500 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10-13: Sexual Assault, Date Rape, Substance Abuse

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1500
• Professor: Andrew Hathaway

Document Summary

Personal traits: link between violence and personal traits, recent research shows that murderous youths suffer signs of major neurological impairment, low intelligence, and hallucinations. Brutalization process: the first stage in a violent career during which parents victimize children, causing them to develop a belligerent, angry demeanour. Eros: the life instinct, which drives people to self-fulfillment and enjoyment. Thantos: the death instinct, which drives people toward aggression, violence, and self-destruction. Regional values: kennedy and silverman suggest that crime rates increase, moving from low rates in the. East and gradually increasing westward because of relative disadvantage: crime is likely to be higher in the west, which has a broader range of social inequality. Psychopharmacological: the type of effect of a mood-altering substance such as alcohol, pcp, or amphetamines, which can produce a violent change in behaviour. Crime related violence: usually between strangers, is committed during the course of another crime.