Use Chapter 7 of Our Punitive Society (2021) to articulate the fact that legal systems and standards are culturally constructed/invented and change or don’t change based on cultural beliefs: the writing of laws, implementation of laws, and the roles of legal professionals. Culture is powerful. Some say, “culture wins every time.”
Fully describe the topic area and the facts surrounding Chapters 7 of Our Punitive Society.
Fully analyze at least two issues that anthropologists would point to regarding the cultural invention/construction/creation of the topic described in the chapter. Be sure that you give at least one example for each issue that you explain.
