SOC 3710 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Prefrontal Cortex, Overproduction, Impulsivity
23 Jan 2017
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Three (sensational) cases: reena virk case (1997) 14 year old girl found dead floating in riverbank after bush party. Killed by peers and not by stranger. Shifted penalties for youth crimes in canada: columbine high school shootings (1999) Two kids shot up their high school and killed 12 students and 1 teacher: stefanie rengel murder case (2008) People thought they were influenced by marilyn manson. 14 year old murdered by ex boyfriend love triangle. Youth offenders lack maturity, forethought, brain development, emotional connection, etc. Media only covers sensational/high profile youth cases. Importance of media reports: young people and teenagers are portrayed as violent in nature (drinking and driving, binge drinking, etc. , people think the worst-case scenario about youths, youth can be seen as lazy, unpredictable, Why are youth vilified? bias: based on some misconceptions and stereotypes, perceptions may be more significant (compared to reality) media. Drug use, raves, fashion, texting, religion, etc. ) driving, etc. )
