List and describe the five new sociological defenses.

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

The five sociological defenses are (1) Black Rage—a defense of extreme racial stress precipitated by the destructive racial treatment of African Americans; (2) Urban Survivor—the contention that young people living in poor and violent urban areas do not receive adequate police protection and develop a heightened awareness and fear of threats; (3) Media Intoxication—criminal conduct is caused by “intoxication” from television and pornography; (4) Rotten Social Background—criminal conduct is a result of an irresistible impulse that resulted from a socially deprived childhood; and (5) Agent Orange/Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD), which is based on the exposure to Agent Orange during war and the development of PTSD.