SOCI-224 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: The Communist Manifesto, Occupational Safety And Health, Bourgeoisie
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Consensus school (most of the people most of the time agree on most of the laws)and conflict school (laws are created by those who have power and authority and are maintained that way, against the lower class). Sellin-within a society there are diverse cultural groups each maintaining cultural rules governing appropriate conduct. More likely that there will be conflict of conduct norms within a cultural group. Criminal law depends on the groups on the population that influence legislation. As societies become more complex and there are varying ethnic backgrounds coming into contact, there is potential for cultural conflict. Those who are in control (dominant culture), the laws that they make are laws that tend to cement their position of control and shut out those other cultures. Rise in crime related to those cultures that are being oppressed by the dominant culture. Vold-conflicts between groups that are in conflict with one another about belief systems/ideologies.
