SOCI 3410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Macdonald Triad, Social Control Theory, Cruelty To Animals
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Sociological theories: may not explain everyone, sociological theories are about in general what might be seen rather than a speci c de nition of every case or every individual, social class theory. Leyton"s hunting humans : focus on status aspirations. Everyone aspires to rise in the ranks of social class. Gunn (2000: male victims of a serial killer were typically in a lower social class than the killer himself, while female victims were not chosen with social class in mind. This cause questions to arise about theories: social process theory. About socialization and how you become socialized. However, there does exist a correlation between youth with such behaviours, and they do appear more often among the serial killer population than non o enders: reason for animal abuse. The continuation of any of these reasons can be concerning, especially in young people. To satisfy a prejudice against a speci c species or breed.