SOSC 1375 Study Guide - Final Guide: English Tort Law, Populus, Malice Aforethought
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Be prepared to provide short definitions and state the significance of the following terms (terms drawn from lectures and readings): The dangerous poor poverty is the mother of crime. Old prejudice: the poor are a dangerous lot who will stoop to criminality if given the opportunity. Laws regulating the use of space signify function of space + citizenship. Citizenship in the city - urban subjectivity-- regulates a certain place. Citizenship - denotes the link between a person and a state or an association of states. It is normally synonymous with the term nationality although the latter term may also refer to ethnic connotations. Neoliberalism: aggressive law and order policies as the muscle behind market discipline, policies are aimed at specific section of the poor- young, able-bodied citizens not engaged in or avoiding work, law must always be examined in relation to its material context. Vagrancy law in canada - 2nd world war,