ATS2457 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Child Murder, Unlawful Killing, Femme Fatale
16 Sep 2013
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The notion that individuals act independently out of a sense of moral choice and free will, as opposed to being acted upon by social forces and structures. A social, and usually moral concept to describe rule-breaking behaviour. Concept often used in a negative sense to encapsulate cultural diversity, whereby patterns of behaviour of certain groups are identified as. Belief that behaviour is determined/propelled by some underlying force or inherent essence. Informs many common sense views on crime and criminality. Phenomenon whereby a man is driven by fear of failure to kill himself and his family. Introduces theories from psychoanalysis and cultural studies into criminology. A society in which the heterosexual male/masculine is assumed to be the norm, and anyone that differs is defined as other and is subject to censure or discrimination. Homicide of an infant under 12 months by its mother while she affected by pregnancy or lactation. Denotes a symbolic entity located outside the self.
