SOC 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: True20, Differential Association, Visible Minority
3 Mar 2018
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The recognized violation of cultural norms. (cultural norm= something we construct as being normative behaviour) Crime: the (cid:448)iolatio(cid:374) of so(cid:272)iety"s for(cid:373)ally e(cid:374)a(cid:272)ted (cid:272)ri(cid:373)i(cid:374)al la(cid:449) Social control: atte(cid:373)pts (cid:271)y so(cid:272)iety to regulate people"s thought a(cid:374)d (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iour. Criminal justice system: a formal response by police, courts, and prison officials to alleged violations of the law. The biological context early studies showed relationship of criminal behaviour with head shape (lombroso) and body size (sheldon), but they were faulty. No(cid:449) studies sho(cid:449) people"s o(cid:448)erall ge(cid:374)eti(cid:272) (cid:272)o(cid:373)positio(cid:374) i(cid:374) (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:271)i(cid:374)atio(cid:374) (cid:449)ith so(cid:272)ial influences account for variation in criminality. Containment theory: individual factors like the ability to cope with frustration and identifying positively with cultural norms and values are related to fewer problems with police. Critical review: the most serious crimes are committed by those whose psychological profiles are normal. Deviance varies according to cultural norms across canada and internationally. People become deviant as others define them that way.
