1. The Social Costruction Of Cime

Question 1

Define deviance

Answer 1

To deviate from the norms and expectations of society

Question 2

Define Crime

Answer 2

Acts which break the formal written rules of society and subject to punishment by the criminal.

Question 3

Define Soft Crimes

Answer 3

Acts which are criminal but normal and aren’t considered deviant e.g under age drinking

Question 4

What did Newburn (2007) say about criminal acts?

Answer 4

An act only becomes a crime when that label has been attached to it, changes according to time, place and context

Question 5

Time - in terms of crime

Answer 5

Social changes occur over time acts become criminalised or decriminalised e.g homosexuality

Question 6

Place - in terms of crime

Answer 6

Crimes differ by countries what is legal and what’s not e.g drinking alcohol

Question 7

Context - in terms of crime

Answer 7

Context or setting can define if a crime is criminal or not e.g murder

Question 8

What do sociologists think crime is?

Answer 8

Crime is a social construct as it varies due to time, place and context

Question 9

What is deviance to sociologists?

Answer 9

Deviance is even more of a social construct

Question 10

Why is deviance said to be ambigous?

Answer 10

People are unsure as to what is deviant or not, judgements depend on when, where, who, why etc, there are many differences of opinion.

Question 11

What does Plummer (1979) refer to?

Answer 11

Refers to societal deviance & situational deviance

Question 12

Define Societal deviance

Answer 12

Acts most members of society consider deviant most likely to be criminal e.g rape, murder

Question 13

Define Situational deviance

Answer 13

Acts where deviancy depends on context or location. Less likely to be criminal e.g swearing