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Lesson 6 part 1 :Lesson 6 part 1 Corresponding chapter – 9
Corresponding quiz – #6
Corresponding test - #2
Lesson 6 Goals :Lesson 6 Goals To be able to define deviance and various types of crime
To understand some of the various theoretical approaches to deviance
To examine the justifications for punishment used by society
Deviance :Deviance A violation of cultural/societal norms
violating acceptable/normal behavior within a culture/society
Norms :Norms Folkways - everyday social interaction
Mores -more serious and so is the response
Taboos – almost universally condemned (pedophile in prison)
Crime :Crime Crime is one type of deviance
Norm violations encoded onto law
Some crime is the norm
Everybody has/will commit some crime
TYPES OF CRIME :TYPES OF CRIME
Victimless Crimes :Victimless Crimes No readily apparent victim – harm is done to the self.
Gambling, drug use, prostitution
Euthanasia?
White-Collar Crime – “crime in the suites” :White-Collar Crime – “crime in the suites” Crime committed by people of high social position in the course of their occupation.
Does not involve violence/embezzlement
Often end in civil hearings – not labeled as criminal
Often only pay fine; 50/50 chance of going to jail
Corporate Crime :Corporate Crime Illegal actions of a corporation or people acting on its behalf/another type of white-collar crime
Breaking environmental law
Enron Corporation
Most cases go unpunished
Focus is on the corporation/not the individual. Fined at most.
Status Crime :Status Crime Actions by “juveniles” that are illegal because of age
Drinking alcohol
Civil Disobedience :Civil Disobedience Violating law to make a social statement. Violating a law that is seen as unjust/immoral
Post conventional morality (Kohlberg).