Sociology 2140 Final: Final Exam Notes – Soc 2140.docx

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2140
• Professor: Gale Cassidy

Document Summary

Evidence that child abuse existed way back when times fathers could sell their children, hurt them and no one could say anything: children were viewed as family property (property of husbands or dad); dad could do whatever they wanted, in ancient, child sacrifice sacrifice child for the gods, discipline means to guide children used to be guidelines how you could discipline your child (hitting them, children were cheap labor treated as an economic asset, kisses, hugs weren"t apart of family life back then, current attitudes towards corporal punishment. Problems that result from globalization: war and terrorism (biggest, poverty and inequality; see this much more clearly though globalization, sustainable development, societies have limited control over destiny (can only do so much, to a certain extent, mass migration; much more integration (people from all over occupying the same place think canada) can lead to discrimination.