SOC100H5 Lecture 9: Crime and Deviance
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The picture there are women topless on the beach, this isn"t the wrong, but they ar. People break a norm when they"re facing the wrong direction in the elevator. When accumulate wealth, you save it and pass down on generation. Bill and miranda gates distributes it to others. Deviance: "departure from a norm that evokes a negative reaction from others" (brym an. Its not really commonly studied right now. Crimes are a type of norm breaking. Definition of crime and deviance depend on the context (historical, location) Deviance and crime are not characteristics of individuals or actions. Something that was deviant before could not be today. The broader social context shape how we define and sanction. Deviance and crimea are not y are breaking a norm m and lie 2018:91) tion particular behaviours. This help us understand how opinions and attitudes, and labels regular change around de.
