Sociology 2266A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Social Control, Collective Responsibility, Social Constructionism
17 Feb 2020
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Social organization in differentiated societies, hunter/gatherer, pastoral, horticultural, agricultural, industrial. Criticism, shaming, ostracism, expulsion, fines, revenge killings, family feuds. Eventually an advisor was assigned in the society. People started to view themselves more as individuals and look after themselves, evolution of inequality. Stage emerged to govern and large bureaucracies are created. Theft, need for laws, state-related crime, fines as compensation. Elders council: first form of legally binding resolution. Evolves into chieftainships, which mad the institutionalized legal system possible, there decisions were also binding. Canada utilizes common law system which is based on precedent. Power consolidated, body of law for disputes (if you died you were guilty/innocent) Kin based dispute settlement practices undermined and replaced by feudal lords and their laws. System of courts and common law replaced individual and kin- based redress. "the king views himself as the injured party" similar to the view we hold today.
