SOC 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Occupational Safety And Health, Labour Power, Michael Parenti

• School: College of The Sequoias
• Department: Sociology (SOC)
• Course: SOC 001
• Professor: tootle

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A crime by any other name (jeffrey reiman) Typical crime: one-on-one harm - where harm = physical injury/loss of something valuable/both. If it bleeds, it leads mentality w/ news programs. The seamy underside of life is being bared in a new rash of true-crime series and contrived-confrontation talk shows. No wonder readers have grown more afraid of crime in past 5 years - even though period has decreased in crime rates. Typical crime functions as a set of blinders. Person in charge didn"t do one-on-one hardm (typical crime) he committed indirect harm so he can"t be deemed as a typical. Criminal murderer to us if mine executive cuts corners, he"s just doing his job. B/c we believe politicians" idea of crime and media"s portrayal of crime (typical. Crime) leaves us unprotected against dangers to our lives and well-being beyond that of ^^