SOC 2700 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Actus Reus, Orgasm, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2700
• Professor: Reza Barmaki

Document Summary

Question #1: provide an outline for b. f. skinners" operant conditioning (or. Reinforcers can be either positive or negative: punishers responses from the environment that decrease the likelihood of a behaviour being repeated. Criminological theory midterm prevent crime; however the punishment must be proportionate to the crime committed, punishment will act as a deterrent so long as it is severe, certain, and swift. *seems to be best associated with the equivalent group hypothesis* *relate to rational choice theories of crime* - the crime to sell drugs is a rational choice and the decisions drug dealers make are based on what will maximize pleasure and minimize pain. Article #3: sterilizing the feeble-minded : eugenics in alberta, canada, 1929- 1972 (biology unit): women, teenagers and young adult, and aboriginals were particularly targeted by the alberta. In its more benign forms, the eugenics ideology and social movement promoted healthy living and social purity .