SOC 487 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - White People, Social Disorganization Theory, Nielsen Ratings
12 Oct 2018
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The gov. is the injured body in this state. Emphasis will be on property, violent, and public order offenses. State or federal, federal gov. has set of federal laws, right now good discussion about weed, Criminal justice: system with various stages through which offenders pass. Agencies of government: police, courts, and corrections. Responsible for apprehending, adjudicating, sanctioning, and treating criminal offenders. Juveniles are largely handled in juvenile justice system . Race: historically concerned major biological division of mankind (major differences across groups) Historically based on skin color, hair color and texture, other physical dimensions. Impossible to identify exclusive racial categories- intermarriage, evolution. Human genome project: humans are 99. 9% genetically the same. Recognized to be social construct: politically and culturally dominant group in society defines labels applied to other groups. Labels change over time, place, as dominant groups change. Subject to many criticism- ex: addition of multiracial category in.
