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Nuclear Family
Parents and children sharing a dwelling
Extended family
several generations, siblings and spouces or children sharing a dwelling and resources
Modified extended family
several generations living close to each other with close economic contact
Census family
Married couple and children/couple living common law; guardian and child living in same house
Household
Any people who share a home
Polygyny
Male with multiple wives
Polyandry
female with multiple husbands
Arranged marriage
Recommended marriage partner (choice)
Forced marriage
Marriage against their will, or child marriage (16 or less)
Family Ideal
Patriarchal, married, hetero, children, economic ally independent
Common law
Younger generation more likely, quebec has more
Deviance
Behaviour that elicits moral condemnation; not always illegal, varies by setting
Crime
Violates formal norms, criminal law, composed of 2 elements
Actus Reus
Act itself
Mens Rea
Criminal intent
Top Three Crimes
Impaired driving, theft, common assault
Purposes of prison
Retribution, Incapacitation, Deterrence, Rehabilitation
Homicide
Men more likely to perpetrate, more likely to be murdered, drugs involved often, Inequality is a factor, certainty of punishment deters crime
Decline of Crime
Aging population, surveillance, screen time, immagration
Anomie
loss of sense of belonging
Robert Merton
strain theory
Strain theory
Deviance increases when the social structure prevents people from achieving culturally defined goals through legitimate means, causes deviance