Sociology 2266A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Recreational Drug Use, Moral Relativism, Marihuana Tax Act Of 1937
20 Mar 2018
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Crimes of morality: gambling, drug use, prostitution, suicide. Consensus crimes: murder, rape, assault, theft. Gambling used to be illegal in canada. Nowadays, charities and governments across canada are reaping enormous pro ts from gambling. At the same time, governments are warning people about the potential harm associated with gambling. Society and the civilizing process demand that people conform, repress basic instincts, and play by the rules. Not all deviant behaviour is universally condemned. Some types of deviance, even criminal behaviours, are recognized as tolerable di erences. These deviant behaviours are tolerated because they are recognized to pose little harm to society or those who commit the crime and those around them. Jeremy bentham, utilitarianism, and the purpose of law. Freud law prevents us from doing what we want to do. The only purpose for which power can be rightly exercised over any member of a civilized community against his will, is to prevent harm to others.
