SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF CRIME

Question 1

for two marks define crime

Answer 1

crime is illegal and punishable by law with formal punishments for example a murder can result in imprisonment

Question 2

for two marks define deviance

Answer 2

deviance goes against the norms and values of society and is punished with informal punishments for example not giving your seat up for an elderly person can result in name calling. crime can be deviant, but not all deviance is crime e.g. homelessness

Question 3

give three examples of formal punishments

Answer 3

prisons
fines
community sentence

Question 4

give three examples of informal punishments

Answer 4

name calling
judging looks
exclusion from a social group

Question 5

who came up with the idea of a moral panic?

Answer 5

Stanley Cohen

Question 6

what year did Cohen come up with moral panic?

Answer 6

1973

Question 7

what is a moral panic?

Answer 7

media over-exaggerates an event in the media causing fear among the public

Question 8

Cohen was inspired by…

Answer 8

Mods and Rockers

Question 9

media presented mods and rockers in a…

Answer 9

sensationalised way with lawless gang fighting

Question 10

what does a moral panic lead to?

Answer 10

deviancy amplification

Question 11

what is deviancy amplification?

Answer 11

moral panic -> crackdown -> policy change -> labelling -> self fulfilling prophecy -> crime about issue that raised moral panic

Question 12

what is an example of modern moral panic?

Answer 12

terrorism
knife crime
boys in hoodies