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Defining crime and deviance
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- 1What is crime?It's a behaviour that breaks laws and is punished by the legal system
- 2What is deviance?Behaviour which goes against the norms, values and expectations of a social group of society
- 3Crime is mostly _______, but not all deviance is _________ .Deviant
Criminal - 4What do deviant acts change with?Time and place, it's relative
- 5What is situational deviance?- Acts that can be defined as deviant or normal, dependent on context
E.g. Being naked - OK in your house, deviant on the high street
Wearing chainmail and carrying a sword - OK at a fancy dress party, deviant at work - 6What is societal deviance?- Acts that are seen by most of society as deviant
E.g. swearing at an authority figure
Kicking a dog - 7Who's deviant as part of their norms and values?Some subcultures reverse mainstream norms
- 8How do we know how to behave?- Through socialisation we are taught to follow the social norms
- Some norms are second nature
- Other norms are followed because we are AWARE that they're a norm e.g. stopping at a red traffic light - 9What are sanctions?Rewards and punishments that REINFORCE social norms
- 10What are formal sanctions?- Carried out by an OFFICIAL agency
e.g. Winning a medal for bravery in the armed forces (positive)
e.g. Getting a fine for speeding (negative) - 11What is an informal sanction?- Carried out by the public
e.g. saying 'well done' (positive)
e.g. being told off for bad behaviour (negative) - 12What are positive and negative sanctions?Being rewarded or punished for conforming or deviating from a norm
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- Sociology year 2 (Crime and Deviance) Flashcards on Defining crime and deviance, created by Mollie Thompson on 15/06/2017.
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- Mollie Thompson · Jun 2017
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