Sociology 2266A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Behavioural Sciences
9 Apr 2018
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Crime behaviors that fall under formal written law. Deviance stray away from standards of society. An act can be a crime and deviant. An act can be a crime but not considered deviant. An act can be deviant but not a crime. 4 categories: 2 of deviance a, 2 of crime e. g. swear a lot, 2 of crime e. g. swear a lot, e. g. murder, sexual assault, drinking and driving, theft, battery. Consensus or conflict crimes deserve formal sanction (there is a consensus, an agreement) Social diversions deviance (harmless actions/behaviors) not subjected to regulation. Consensus general agreement within society on how harmful/serious these behaviors are . Deviance refers to behavior that violates social norm but is not necessarily prohibited by law. Crime socially constructed concept that defines certain behaviors as requiring formal control and social intervention (cid:523)it"s a social construct - how we define it/view it) we define it relative to. **can have overlap depending on who defines it.
