SOC 2700 Lecture Notes - Auguste Comte, Anomie, Jeremy Bentham

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Three types of crime explanation: external forces: Significance of sun, moon, stars and astronomy (how the planets/stars lined up causes people to act deviant. Lunar eclipse was believed to be caused by someone acting deviant within a society. Supernatural forces cause people to act deviant through inhabitation of the body. Source is unknown (unknown who is a witch and who isn"t within a society. Adultery/gossiping is conducted by a witch: internal causes. Physiological/biological makeup is a reason for crime. Earlobe sizes, chin line, lower vs. higher i. q. , etc. Doctors acted to treat/rehabilitate those with physiological/biological makeups that may be likely to commit crimes: group association. Crime is based on where someone is born, grows up, lives, etc. Gang activities tend to happen in certain areas instead of being dispersed. The objective/subjective debate: objective: behaviour is real. Ex: shooting may result in death (depending on where the bullet hits: subjective: behaviour is constructed.

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