CHAPTER 5

Question 1

Deviance

Answer 1

any behaviour that strays away from the norm
Not always mean bad, wrong, perverted, etc.
deviant is a category that changes with time,place, and culture

Question 2

Moral panic

Answer 2

social or collective controversies about an issue that provokes intense feelings and fears

Question 3

Moral entrepreneur:

Answer 3

group or individuals that try to convince others of the existence of a particular social problem that they identify and define

Question 4

Governmentality

Answer 4

Micheal Foucault
Refers to the way in which the state exercises control over, or governs, the population

Question 5

Panopticon

Answer 5

Surveillance: closed observation of a suspected criminal
Panopticon: a prison designed by Jeremy Bentham, where the guards can always see the prisoners, but prisoners cannot see the guards. this leads prisoners to regulate themselves