Unit 2 AC1.2 Flashcards
Culture- polygamy
Polygyny- more than one wife Polyandry- more than one husband
Polygyny- banned 58 countries
Polyandry- handful eg Himalayas
UK- 7 years in prison
Illegal- someMuslim countries eg turkey
RE- Muslim- Qur’an
Tradition-Africa
Culture- adultery
Sexual act- one of the people married
Definition of sexual act can change between cultures
Deviant and immoral- UK
Decriminalised- India 2018
Criminal in majority of Muslim countries and some African Christian
Illegal in 21 US states
Range in punishment- Saudi Arabia stoning, Rhode Island fine, Florida imprisonment
Religion- 10 commandments- Christianity, Islam, Judaism
Found where women have subordinate position
Culture- homosexuality
Sexual acts between members of the same sex
Legal in Europe, north and South America
Illegal many Muslim- not Indonesia
Male illegal- 72 countries
Female illegal- 45 countries
RE- Christianity, Islam, Judaism condemn
Secular society- tolerant
Sexist assumptions by male lawmakers
Time- prostitution
Sexual act in exchange for money
Street offences act- 1959
2022- protect the vulnerable
Calls to be decriminalised with appropriate regulations
Time- homosexuality
Sexual act with the same gender
Sexual offences act 1967 decriminalised 21+ years old
1994- 18 years old
2000- 16 years old
2004- civil partnership
Marriage act 2013- allowed same sex marriage
Secular- social norms- tolerant and inclusive
1/2 century UK more secular towards same sex
Time- vagrancy
Vagrancy act 1824
Clear streets- vagabonds, rogues, beggars- prevent further crimes
Disuse- legitimate reasons
Recent- increase in prosecutions- sympathy high- cornerstones- big sleep out
Time- smoking
1950s- doctors gave packets out
Health act 2006- workplaces and enclosed spaces illegal
2012- illegal to have cigarettes on display in shops of certain size
2015- all shops ⬆️
2015- smoking in car with under 18 illegal
Health knowledge widened- addictive- stricter laws
Places- drugs
Illegal- England and wales- calls to decriminalise- medical use?
Durham not priority - Cheshire police priority
Portugal and Netherlands- legal recreational and medicinal
US- legal Illinois- illegal Iowa (shared border)
UK- police prioritise problems
US- elected officials in individual state
Places- jaywalking
Pedestrians cross the roads without regard to traffic regulations- places other than specific crossings
Illegal- urban areas, USA, Canada, Singapore, Poland
UK- personal responsibility when crossing roads safely
US- wider roads
Circumstances- moral panic
Panic is instilled in people- put out news stories
London riots 2011- more servers punishments than normal
Chamblis- roughnecks working class treated harsher than saints- middle class
Piliavin- situational factors- arrest- class, ethnicity, age, attitudes to police
Circumstances- age
Not able to understand crime- treated more lenient
Minimum conviction UK- 10
10- 17- youth magistrates
Secure centre not prison
Circumstances- homicide
Diminished responsibility and loss of control- homicide act 1957 amended by coroners and justice act 2009
