SOC219H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter black: Thomas Hobbes, American Sociological Review, Homicide
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According to the abstract, in societies with strong states, we often (erroneously) expect to see law replacing self-help (pg. Assassination, feuding, fighting, maiming and beating are considered crimes today, but were forms of social control, or even law in the past (pg. Black argues that homicide was not predatory committed for gain but instead a reaction to offenses such as adultery , insult, and simply being a nuisance (pg. Does property destruction and confiscation fit into black"s thesis on social control (pg. Yes, property destruction and confiscation may also be modes of social control. In terms of property destruction, an extreme form is house burning, a practice quite frequent in parts of east africa. Animals, gardens, or other property might be destroyed as well. Hence, a seeming theft (or confiscation of property) may be recognized as an unofficial sanction against a person who has incurred.
