ch 7 deviance n social control Flashcards
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Deviance
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- rule breaking
- can be legally or just socailly
- violating a norm
2
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Crime
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- violating a LEGAL norm, law
3
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Social Control
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- techniques to prevent or stop deviance
- Informal = scolding, shaming
- Formal = use of force
4
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what is the Canadian legal system made of
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colonial norms
- more confrontational than restorative - can plead not guilty
5
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indegenous legal system characteristics
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- more restorative
- accused assumes responsiblikoty n pleads guilty
6
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some sociologcial considerations ( on deviance)
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- actions r not INHERTANTLY deivant itscuz we deem it so
- devianc eand social control are two sides of same coin
- more social control does nOT mean theres more deivance, its just that theres more actions done to take control
7
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Approach to Studying Deviance: Deviance as Norm Violation
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- studies the behaviour that violates norms and the ppl who violate them
- “counts” the violations
- tries to understand the ppl who violate the norms
and why
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Approach to Studying Deviance: Deviance as Social Definition
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- studies the development of social norms and labels for what is deviant
- focuses on situational nature and how the beahviour makes someone deviant
9
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Functionalist’s Consensus Model of Law
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- there is an overall agreement as to what is a deivnat in society
- does not explain much tho
10
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Conflict’s Model of Law
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- the ppl in power are the ones making the laws to maintian their status and take ocntrol over others
11
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Attrition
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only some crimes make it down the Funnel
12
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measuring crime methods
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- Uniform Crime Reports = stats
- Victimization Survey = asks whne u exp victim
- Self Report survey = out urself and ur criminal or deivant acts
13
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Strain Theory
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- tries our best to conform to be socially accepted but then we strain or stress oursevles
- innovation = need to resort to deviant means to achieve goals
14
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Labelling Theory
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primary deivance = an action that is does not affect me
secondary deivance = after being labelled, then im affected
15
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factors when accepting deviant actions as postive
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- Priority = how earily weree u exposed to actions
- Duration = how long were u exposed to them
- Intensity = how attached r u to those ppl who exposed u
