SOC102H1 Chapter 6: SOC 102 – Points Chap 6.docx
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Deviance is an indicator of social order or social structure: any enduring, predictable pattern of social relations among people in society. Deviance demonstrates the failure to make everyone behave the same way. For the most part, deviance and crime are hidden relatively few crimes are reported to the police: the fraction reported depends on the crime: most homicides, attempted homicides and major property losses are reported. Appearance deviance: the violence of appearance norms. Some behaviours associated with mental illness" are deviant in the sense of being unexpected and therefore disruptive. Edwin schur"s crimes without victims": 3 types of non-normative sexuality that are especially common in our society: Violations of the sexual double standard by women. Violations of sexual fidelity by married people. E. g. when homosexuals acts were illegal, this increased their vulnerability to blackmail. The social construction of crime: the moral panic.
