SOCI 250- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 42 pages long!)
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Social diversion: many disagreements about their wrongfulness (text: apathy, is not perceived as harmful, informal punishment; mild, ex. tattoos, harmless habits, clothing, speech. Crime: violation: criminal law, control: formal regulation (ex. prison, statistical approach. Relative differs across time and space. Evolutive constantly changing: de ning any behaviours implies social construction, criminologists look for the social causes and consequences of these changes. Limitations (of pyramid: assumes agreement among all three dimensions, assumes a democratic process in reaching agreement, missing dimensions: seriousness can be broken down into further dimensions. Visibility of harm assumes public awareness (ex. harm to the environment) Extent of victimization numbers harmed ex. isolated case vs. large number. These two have effects on our perceived con icts. Why do we have laws: social control. Functionalist perspective: secure integration in society, preserve social order and stability, bene t all citizens.
