SOC 2700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Sarah Cahill, Influence Of Mass Media, Jeremy Bentham
3 Sep 2015
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Tas: hannah barrett hbarrett@uoguelph. ca (group a) and sarah cahill cahills@uoguelph. ca (group b) Groups are randomly assigned via courselink under groups. *** see lecture 1 slides for information and what readings are required for what groups for the critical. Final and midterm exam are multiple choice, true/false, fill in the blank, matching. See first lecture slides and syllabus for info on assignments and. Theories: explain how things work. ie columbine shooting one of the largest school shootings in history. Media influence, friends influence, the shooters were marginalized by others. Ontario schools have security cameras, lockdowns, clear backpacks, identification, school uniforms, precautions to restrict outsiders from entering the school: some explanations presented for school shootings: Social marginalization ie no friends or a group of bad friends. The desire for fame or media attention: everyday explanations to crime. It"s all in the genes not entirely true. He"s from the wrong side of the tracks social demographics.
