Society

Question 1

What is a society?

Answer 1

A group of people from the same geographical area who share the same laws and values eg. religion and culture

Question 2

What is a pluralistic society?

Answer 2

Different groups of people with different views that are tolerated by everyone

Question 3

What does Lord Bingham say are the 4 main roles of society?

Answer 3

To protect from harm
Ensure common good
Settle arguments and disputes
Persuade people to do the right thing

Question 4

What is civil disobedience?

Answer 4

When a disobedient act such as a protest changes a law or moral within society

Question 5

What is a successful example of civil disobedience?

Answer 5

Gay rights activists protesting to change the age of consent- worked

Question 6

What is media sensationalism and who is the theorist

Answer 6

Stanley Cohen and when a small sector is seen as a threat and the media creates panic for everyone

Question 7

What is an unsuccessful example of civil disobedience?

Answer 7

Protests in Toxeth to change police power but it gave police more power

Question 8

Example of media sensationalism

Answer 8

Dangerous Dogs Act 1991- banned dangerous dogs following many dog attacks
Sarah’s Law- allows people to find out information about people on the sex offenders register

Question 9

What is a formal agency of social control?

Answer 9

Police, judges

Question 10

What is an informal agency of social control?

Answer 10

Family, communities

Question 11

What did Roscoe Pound say?

Answer 11

Human nature requires social control and conflicting interests must be balanced to create harmony

Question 12

Examples of law as social control in criminal law

Answer 12

Consent can be a complete defence to balance the interests of freedom eg. Brown and Wilson

Question 13

Examples of law as social control in tort law

Answer 13

the courts balance interests of the claimant and defendant eg. Robinson v CCWYP

Question 14

What is the consensus theory and who is the theorist?

Answer 14

People are socialised into shared norms and values and people are in agreement about what society needs- Durkheim

Question 15

What is the conflict theory and who is the theorist?

Answer 15

Society is in constant conflict and society is dominated by those in power (richer people surpassing the poor)- Marx

Question 16

What is legal realism?

Answer 16

When not everyones interests can be met so some decisions are at the expense of others

Question 17

What is Left Realism and the theory?

Answer 17

Marxism- Inequality is the main cause of crime and a way to reduce it is by reducing social inequality

Question 18

What is right realism and the theory?

Answer 18

Charles Murray- The individual is responsible for crime for immediate gratification due to an overgenerous benefits system. Reduced by harsher punishments