SOCA02H3 Chapter 7: Chapter 7+14+16+22 Textbook Notes -> All you need for the Final
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Canadian attitudes toward crime: there has been much concern with crim in canada. concerned to be top 3 social issues. people in canada think the punishments are too soft: definition of deviance and crime change over time and differ over place. jesus, marin luther king, nelson mandela were all considered to be criminals back then but now are considered to be heroes. The social definition of deviance and crime: deviance involves breaking a norm, it is not merely a departure from the statistical average, but rather a violation of an accepted rule of behavior. Informal punishment involves a mild sanction that s imposed during face-to-face interaction, not by the judical system. 3 dimensions of deviance and crime: severity of the social response (homicide vs wearing a nose ring, perceived harmfulness of the deviant or criminal act (sexual assualts vs coke, degree of public agreement (murder vs smoking weed)
