intro to crime and deviance

Question 1

what is the difference between crime and deviance? with exmaples?

Answer 1

crime= act that breaks the law
deviance- act going againisr norms of society (may or may not be illegal) e.g pouring coffee on teachers desk

Question 2

what does it mean to say crime and deviance is socially constructed?

Answer 2

-made up by society
-NEWBURN= crime has a label attached to it to certain behaviours and prohbited by the state
-crime is only a crime when its applied to the act

Question 3

how might crimes and deviance change overtime?

Answer 3

-divorce was illegal and now legal
-abortion was illegal and now legal
-same-sex marriage was illegal and now legal

Question 4

how do acts classified as crimnal or deviant vary in diff countries?

Answer 4

legal drinking/ driving/ smoking age

Question 5

what does Plummer say about societal deviance and situational deviance?

Answer 5

-‘societal deviance’ is acts that most members of public would see as deviant and share similar ideas of whats acceptable and whats not e.g child abuse
-situaitonal deviance= refers to whats seen as deviant or not dpeends on the context and location it takes place in

Question 6

exmaples of
1.non deviant crime
2.changes in deviance over time
3.the soceity or culture
4. social group
5.place or context

Answer 6

1. downloading msuic, speeding, literring
   2.smoking in public, homoseuxality
2. alochol deviant in islam, divorce
   4.rastafrians accept smoking cannabis but illegal in UK
3. wearing bikini okay in beach but deviant in shopping centre