SOC205H5 Lecture Notes - Prenatal Diagnosis, Genetic Testing, Routine Activity Theory
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What is criminology? specific genre of discourse and inquire about crime garland o approaches to studying crime study of making laws, the breaking of laws and society"s reaction to the breaking of laws. Why people create, enforce, or nullify laws: why is something criminal the way of generating knowledge what are criminal motivations/de-motivations innovation, trends and patterns crime is a social phenomenon. What is theory, and why are we studying theory? a way of looking at the world and to understanding the world the way to define/explain crime theory is connected to questions and methodology ex. The way we regulate behaviour theories are tested from people"s common sense of the world as well as public opinion o a politics of crime - What is the nature of being human. What should the state regulate and not regulate what is the state"s role.
