SOCA03Y3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Microsoft Onenote, Sexual Ethics, Moral Panic

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What is criminology? and geography: criminology is a multidisciplinary field that draws on sociology, law, psychology, political science, anthropology, history, Criminology is the body of knowledge regarding crime as a social phenomenon. It includes within its scope the process of making laws, breaking laws, and reacting toward the breaking of laws. Deviance: deviance: any acts that involve the violation of accepted social norms, howard becker. Argued the act itself is not inherently deviant but rather people"s reactions to the specific act make it deviant. A particular act or behaviour needs to be viewed from the standpoint of the culture within which it takes place, since what is socially acceptable in one culture may actually be seen as deviant in another. In canada, some of the most powerful groups involved in the process of defining what is deviant are politicians and governments, scientists, religious leaders, and the media. Each of these individuals act as moral entrepreneurs.