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1. Topic 1: The Definitionof Crime
The ideaof ______________ __________________ isa keyconceptin sociologyandisusedtoexplainmany
aspectsof social life.The importantfeature of social constructionismisthe ideathatthe __________
____________ can be interpretedindifferentways. The interpretationwe place onanaction or eventwill
dependonour_____________ _____ __________. An actionor eventisnot deviantuntil itis
_________________ _____ _________________. An example of thisisthat,insome culturesitisregarded
devianttowearshort skirts, whereasinotherculturesthisisseenas __________________. Asa sociologist,
youshouldrecognise thatindividualsdonotoperate ina _______________, theyare a part of societyand
are subjecttothe _____________ insocietyandcan influence society.Therefore,individualsmaycategorise
somethingasdeviantonthe basisof their ____________ _______ ____________. These valuesare a
______________ of the societytheylive in.Whatisdeviantwill alsovarybetween _______________
__________ and between ________________ ____________. The twokeywordsthat you needto
rememberare thatdeviance is ____________________ _______ ______________________.
definedasdeviant product same thing differenttimes
forces social construction vacuum normsand values
pointof view acceptable differentplaces relative andsubjective
Complete the table belowbygivingexamples thatillustrate the ideathatcrime anddeviance are socially
constructed.
Time
Place
Culture
2. Why isit hard to define whatisnormal?
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Why isit hard to define crime anddeviance?
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Crime anddeviance are subjectivebecause: (give examples)
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Crime anddeviance are relative because: (giveexamples)
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Example Seen as acceptable
when…
Seen as unacceptable
when...
Deviance differs according to
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