SOC212H1- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 81 pages long!)
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Who defines deviance & a brief history of criminology. September 12th, 2017: different approaches to defining what is deviant, statistical, absolutist (1) functional theory (2) conflict theory & an alternative approach (schwendingers, legalistic, reactive (societal response, group evaluation. Criminology as it developed overtime: classical criminology, crime statistics, positivism, the chicago school. Different approaches to defining deviance: depends on the context, what is against the law, reactions of groups/societies, there are 5 common ways to define deviance, statistical, focuses on prevalence of particular behaviour to determine was is normative, ex. If most college students drink beer, its not deviant because that is the norm. It emphasizes the way in which all parts of society try to work in harmony: for functionalists, if a behaviour is bad for society, it is deviant no matter. It only works in literate societies where laws are codified: reactive, there are differences within deviance depending on who is the one condemning the deviant (media, police)
