SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Thesis Statement, Folk Devil, Moral Panic
30 Nov 2017
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Lecture 3 info for essay proposal: worth 20% Essay needs to be 4-5 pages of writing, 12pt times new roman double spaced, must submit as word document with . doc or . docx needs to be named: lastname_essay. doc. Essay proposal is due october 4th 7pm online. 5% one paragraph overview of crime, quick introduction , 1 news source brief 1-2 sentence explanation as to how both of the theories are useful for understanding the offence. Soan referencing guide on course link no right or wrong just argue it well and back it up. Media in general portrays crime as something that occurs everyday, we are all at risk. We are never sure who anyone really is. Often crime stories are sympathetic to the victim which reinforces possible fears. Makes it seem like victims are chosen at random, that they"ve over come the trauma. We get little info on the offender unless it makes for an interesting story.
