CRIME IS SOCIALLY CONSTRUCTED Flashcards
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CULTURALLY DETERMINED
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what is considered criminal and deviant changes in cultures
eg 100 years ago it was deviant for women to wear trousers, but today it is acceptable
DEVIANCE CHANGES WITH TIME AND PLACE JUST AS NORMS AND EXPECTATIONS DO: its RELATIVE
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SOCIETAL DEVIANCE: acts seen by MOST OF SOCIETY AS DEVIANT
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eg child abuse, swearing at authority
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SITUATIONAL DEVIANCE: acts defined as deviant or normal depending on the situation
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eg BEING NAKED: okay at home, deviant in public
KILLING SOMEONE, okay if you’re a soldier killing enemies, deviant if it was a random innocent member of society
