[SOC102H1] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 45 pages long Study Guide!
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Men are more likely than women to be involved in violent crimes as victims as well as perpetrators. Differential socialization provides the best explanation for this pattern. It reduces people"s trust in social institutions, their willingness to participate in community life, and it compromises cohesion. The fear of crime and the aftermath can damage central institutions like: schools, family etc. This then prevents our ability to carry out the most basic social activities like raising our children and learning. Crime is a social problem because it has real effects on people"s health, safety and well being. Some argue that criminal behavior is a result of rational calculation that takes into account the risk and rewards. Some argue that prisons will fix the problem, while others argue that prisons cause it. Moral panics tend to run rampant where crimes are concerned. Law: formal rules about what societies members can and cannot do. Crime: any behaviour that is prohibited by law.
