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
What are crimes of commission (Ross, 2000)?
Crime of state violence
What are moral entrepreneurs?
Give an example.
Agencies who have the power to attach and enforce deviant labels.
The media.
