PPT-Crime and deviance Realist theories

Peer Marking task By the end of this lesson you will be able to Identify and define the differences between realist and other approaches to crime Identify and define the main features of left and right realist approaches to crime their political context and the similarities and differences between them . An Introduction. What’s the difference?. Crime is normally seen as behaviour that breaks the formal, written laws of a society. This behaviour could be classed as minor crime such as dropping litter or major crime such as murder. Why does deviance occur?. 3.1- Deviance . in sport. Deviance. Any behaviour which differs from the perceived social or legal norm. . It is possible to find examples of behaviour within sport which are considered acceptable but would be unacceptable in wider society.. .. What is Crime and Deviance?. Think of examples of……. . C. rime which is deviant. Crime which is not deviant. Deviance which is not criminal. Think of examples of crime or deviance which has…………. . Chapter 8. Talking to oneself in public. Drag racing on a public street. Using illegal drugs. A man wearing women’s clothing. Attacking another person with a weapon. Behavior that violates social norms. Deviance (7). Crime vs Deviance. Crime. : . is an act that . violates criminal law . and is punishable with fines, jail terms, and other sanctions . Deviance. : . any . behaviour. , belief, or condition that . Deviance and Crime. Chapter Outline. What Is Deviance?. Functionalist Perspectives on Deviance. Conflict Perspectives on Deviance. Symbolic Interactionist Perspectives on Deviance. Postmodernist Perspectives on Deviance. Part II. The Impact of Cesare Lombroso. Lombroso’s perspective was the dominant theory in the early 1900s. Argued criminals were less evolved than noncriminals . Throwbacks to our ancestors . However, this perspective and other biological theories were soon discredited and abandoned. Realism. EARLY APPROACHES. RADICAL APPROACHES. DURKHEIM (1895) – Early functionalist view. BONGER (1916) – . Early Marxist View. MERTON (1938) – . Strain Theory. SUBCULTURAL EXPLANATIONS (1955-62). What is the difference between crime and deviance?. Crime: Committing an act that breaks the law . Deviance: Committing an act that breaks the norms of society . Why is deviance socially defined?. “When an act is seen as criminal or deviant in one setting but not in another”. Part 1 . Deviance . recognized . violation of cultural . norms. Commonality. S. ome . element of difference that causes us to regard another person as an “outsider”. . NO . matter if they are positive or negative deviance. Isolation . and . Alienation. Increased . Social . Reaction. Secondary . Deviance. Social. Reaction. Deviancy Amplification Spiral: Wilkins (1964). © www.sociology.org.uk 2017. Primary. Deviance. © www.sociology.org.uk 2017. Chapter 8. Deviance. Most people internalize the majority of the norms in their societies, but may not internalize all the norms and so there isn’t total social control . There are always people who break the rules of a society . Peter Conrad & Joseph W. Schneider (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992). Deviance, definitions, and the medical profession. 2. 1. Deviance is universal, but there are no universal forms of deviance. EXAM REVISION. TOPIC 1: . FUNCTIONALIST, STRAIN AND SUBCULTURAL THEORISTS. EXAM REVISION. DURKHEIM’S FUNCTIONALIST THEORY:. Functionalists see society as based on a value consensus – it has members in society sharing shared values..