6.1 Social Construction of Concepts of Crime and Deviance Flashcards
1
Q
What is crime?
A
- an act that breaks a law in a country
2
Q
What is deviance?
A
- an act of breaking social norms
3
Q
Why are ideas of crime and deviance different because of time?
A
- technology which leads to social media
- before 1980, alcohol laws in the UK were stricter
- minimum age to buy and use tobacco was 16 from 1908-2007
4
Q
Why are ideas of crime and deviance different because of culture?
A
- attitudes and norms have changed
- illegal to have chewing gum in Singapore
- illegal to feed pigeons in Venice
5
Q
What is the idea that crime and deviance are socially constructed?
A
- they are shaped and defined by society
6
Q
What do different laws in different countries mean?
A
- what is considered a crime can vary widely across the world
7
Q
What can the ideas of deviant behaviour depend heavily on?
A
- values, norms and moral standards of a given society
