SOC 306 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Corporate Crime, Upper Class, Reproductive Health
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10:24 pm: class mobility is not that easy in us, how class and power relate to crime. Sutherland: believed early crime theories did not explain crime of the white and rich, coined white collar crime, upper class or white collar. Social disorganization in some areas: not racial, but minorities are more subject to social control, disproportionate # of people who are poor minorities, worse env toxins leads to increased criminality. Interest in cjs increased in women bc more women commit crimes in last 40 years: process of considering women in cjs. Intellectual falklands: women were taboo to be studied once and most of their crime was seen a s biological and inborn, women cause crime due to their ability to hide their sexual feelings, add women and stir. 20th century people say crime as not inherent but social product and of external cond. Focus on women specific or crimes that affect women more: male centered thinking.
