SOC224 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Interracial Marriage, Common Assault, Sexual Assault
21 Nov 2016
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Crime: small portion of social deviance, most is not criminal in nature, social ills or problems in society are not usually criminal but we do think as a society that is. Context: crime: deviancy that violates formalized norms and rules of behaviour. Behaviour and actions that are against the law; ie criminal code of canada. Different rules and behaviour that are essential or fundamental to the wellbeing of society-> there is disagreement of the consensus about law: violations are accompanied by formal sanctions. Criminal sanctions; from fines to jail time: like all norms, criminalized behaviour changes across time and place. Other crimes that used to be a crime are decriminalized-could still seem like it"s deviant but no formal sanction. Gay marriage: people have ideas of what constitutes a crime. Violence represents a small % and is relatively rare. Tend not to have weapons or cause harm.
