Key Knowledge/Terms Flashcards
What is crime?
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Anything breaking the formal rules of a society.
The punishment of crime is more serious than the punishment of deviance.
What is deviance?
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Something wrong by the standards/social norms of the environment.
It is possible to deviate in a positive fashion.
What is dominant ideology?
The mainstream set of beliefs that are held by society in which people set as the standard.
What is a social construction?
Norms are the products of social construction. Behaviour can vary in being normal/abnormal depending on the situation time and place.
What were the 3 types of deviance according to Ken Plummer (1979)?
Secret & private deviance
Open & public deviance
Societal & situational deviance
According to Ken Plummer (1979), what is societal & situational deviance?
What society’s ‘dominant ideologies’ consider wrong. However, situational deviance depends on the time and place.
Who outlined the 3 different types of deviance?
Ken Plummer (1979)
What is a macro approach?
Viewing society as a big system.
What is a structural theory?
Fixed institutions in society have an intended purpose and structure.
What is socialisation?
Teaching children society’s norms/values that allows them to suitably enter and adhere to society.
What is a consensus theory?
Everything within society functions collectively in a way that enables people to get along better.
What is social control?
When society controls its members through shame, pride, responsibility etc.
What is a culture culture/conscience
Agreed beliefs, understandings and feelings as a group in society.
What is state crime?
When a country commits a crime against another country or it’s own citizens.
What are crimes of omission (Ross, 2000)?
Crimes of ignorance
