WDW101Y1 Final: WDW225 Exam Booklet - General Topics

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12 May 2011

School

UTSG

Department

Woodsworth College Courses

Course

WDW101Y1

Professor

William Watson

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Reflect societal values: define the limits of acceptable behaviour. Limited consensus of what should be crime i. e. possession of marijuana, abortion, homosexuality, prostitution: justify imprisonment/deprivation of liberty, protect society from harm, informal social control community/peer pressure, formal social control. There may be things in the criminal code where you would wonder why the law exists i. e. water skiing at night. Interpret legislation, strike down unconstitutional legislation, apply legislation, determine guilt/innocence, impose sentence. Law is developed by judges: no underlying statute. Lower courts are bound by decisions of higher courts. Judges cannot create law: applicable to provincial law in quebec. Crime = prohibited act + penal sanction + proper criminal law purpose (peace, order, security, health, morality) (and no charter violation) - comes from margarine reference. Most minor offences, carry a maximum penalty of 6 months in jail. There are some offences called super summary offences, up to 18 months in jail.

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Why is the Death Penalty Constitutional when, under the 8thAmendment to the U.S. Constitution the government inflicting"cruel and unusual punishment" is a violation of yourindividual rights?

	A.	Under the Due Process Clause of the 5th and 14th Amendment,neither the Federal, nor the State Governments can depriveindividuals of "life,liberty, or property"without Due Process of the Law. Which implies that theycan WITH Due Process.
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1- Social control is exercised only by institutions and structure of society? True or false ? If false tell why ?

2- Durkheim argues that law in traditional society is based on restoration of contractual relations ? True or false ? If false tell why ?

3- according to marx classes and class relations are determined by economic as well as political process? True of false ?if false Why false ?

4- one crucial feature of the emerging modern capitalist society is increasing commodification? True or false ? If false why false ?

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QUESTION 16

Match the social determinants of health to their 5 domains:

	Poverty, employment, food security, and stable housing
	High school graduation, enrollment into higher education,language/literacy, early childhood and development
	Access to health care, access to primary care and healthliteracy
	Access to healthy foods, the quality of housing, crime andviolence, and environmental conditions
	Social cohesion, civic participation, perception ofdiscrimination and equity, incarceration/institutionalization

A.	Social and community context
B.	Health Care
C.	Economic Stability
D.	Education
E.	Built Environment

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WDW101Y1 Final: WDW225 Exam Booklet - General Topics

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