SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Homicide, Psychopathy, Serial Killer
12 Oct 2016
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Theory ways of explaining and understanding crime. Concepts building blocks of theory, point to what you"re trying to explain. Variables concepts that vary (predictor or explanatory independent) (response or outcome . Dependant) young males are predictors that there will be crime. Hypothesis the way in which we have a relationship with variables. *****defining and explaining crime (midterm)*****: objectivist (consensus) approach. Individual (inherent) makes them commit crime, could be genetic, could be through upbringing, neighbourhood they grew up in, can be explained. Right and wrong assumptions, classified as either good or bad (no grey area), we have a consensus as to what the right and wrong behaviours are. Causation identify the cause of someone committing a crime (better able to find a solution) caused by something specific. Crimes good at studying consensus crimes (ie murder rape and theft: subjectivist (conflict) approach.
