Aps 241 Deviance Intro Flashcards
Intro
What is the Objective-Subjective dichotomy?
Objectivists: Universal reality and objective morality
Subjectivists: Moral relativity
Focuses on the processes by which we percieve certain acts as moral/immoral
Subjectivism
Focuses on deviance and crimes that are commited
Objectivism
What are the 4 things associated with Objectivism?
Statistical Rarity
Harm
Societal Reaction
Normative Violation
According to Thio, Physical assault is an example of what?
High Consensus Deviance
What is a contentious issue in objectivism when looking at statistical rarity?
What is the cut-off percentage when deciding whether something is statistically significant?
What is the consensual view of law?
Sees las as arising out of social consensus to be applied to all for the greater good
What would an Interactionist say about law?
That the powerful in society determine laws and rules based on the response of groups that approach and all tries to fix the issues.
Says that law is a tool used by the powerful to oppress
Conflict view of law
According to Thio, Gambling is an example of what?
Low-Consensus Deviance
What does Subjectivism say about Deviance?
Sees deviance as a label
What is social constructionism?
Says that social characteristics are creations of a certain society at a certain time or context
What are the 2 subsets of social constructionism?
Strict and Contextual
Contextual or Strict Constructionism:
“The world is characterized by a bunch of relative claims and moralty”
Strict constructionism
Strict or Contextual Constructionism:
“It is important to study the pathways by which certain social phenomena come to be perceived at a certain time.”
Contextual
