SOC101Y1 Lecture : SOC101 Lecture #10
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Test #2 examination center (100) bring a calculator. Crime involves breaking a norm that has been codified in law. Both typically elicit a negative reaction from others (mild to severe) Westray mine disaster, 1992, nova scotia, 26 people were killed, negligence of the mine owners, roof was poorly supported, supervisors were inexperienced, no one went to jail, no one was convicted (not criminally responsible) 2/3rd more deaths due to industrial accidents compared to homicide. Norms and laws are human creations, people who have more power in society have. Some crimes are punishable, some are not more say of what constitutes a law (more for the rich than for the poor) There is a relationship between norms/laws to power. Power is the probability that one actor within a social relationship will be in a position to carry out his or her own will despite resistance (weber)
