SOC 3750 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Crime In Canada, Shared Experience, Critical Role

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 3750
• Professor: Bill O' Grady

Document Summary

Chapter 10 - aboriginal youth crime in canada aboriginal - includes individuals who identify as first nations, m tis or inuit values - a collective conception of what is considered proper/improper, desirable/undesirable, good/bad in a culture. Poverty, underemployment, family violence, high rates of substance abuse, poor health, overrepresentation in the criminal justice system and experience of racism and discrimination criminalization --> the process whereby individuals are assigned the label of criminal". Historical problems of many aboriginals stem directly from assimilation colonization --> refers to historical and ongoing processes that began with arrival of europeans to the country and that include attempts to dominate and assimilate indigenous peoples. Historical policies aimed at civilizing" and assimilating" aboriginal peoples have created a legacy of violence, fear, abandonment, loss, neglect, economic hardship, discrimination and displacement these disadvantages create self-identity issues and frustration for aboriginal youth. Mostly based on academic or vocational streams of judeo-christian values.