ANTHRO 169 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Lori Loughlin, Norm (Social), Impulsivity
2 May 2019
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Example of wealthy actors committing crime just for the sake of having their kids attend prestigious schools: Lori loughlin payed ,00 as a bribe to guarantee their daughters olividia jade and. Strain: gain > loose (the losses are greater than the wins by committing crime) Places little or no emphasis between what is right or wrong. The desire to engage in criminal acts is natural. Crime = the behavior is enacted in the means to satisfy self-interests. Self-interest arises from heonism (happiness is primary and essential to the human life) People place greater value and importance in pleasure than they do over pain. Ability to constructively and willingly follow rules. This only occur when it is beneficial to the self. A crucial question to this theory is, why is there not more crime? . The establishment of formal rules ensure that society is functioning accordingly and properly. Both social norm and institutional norms are established.
