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sociology key terms - crime and deviance

covers key terms relating to gender, ethnicity and media for crime and deviance, follows alevel spec
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thesis saying women are treated more leniently by the CJS than men
chivalry thesis
survey type where people are asked to record what crimes they have committed
self report study
survey type where people are asked to report crimes committed against them
victim survey
political + sociological perspective that women should be treated equally to men
feminism
expected patters of behaviour/ socially approve actions based on gender
gender roles
female expressive role creates less offending, male instrumental causes more
sex role theory
individual who's behaviour is internalised and copied, of perceived higher status
role model
theory than women commit less crime due to control placed over them by men
patriarchal control
culture than prefers socialising at home in private rather than in public spaces
bedroom culture
distorted retellings of an event which make it seem more dramatic or important
sensationalist
invisible barrier that prevents women rising to senior positions at work
glass ceiling
offer to women that if she works, she will be offered material rewards
class deal
offer to women that if she conforms to gender norms, she will receive rewards
gender deal
thesis that says as society becomes more equal, women will commit more crime
liberation thesis
arresting and prosecuting people for less serious crimes than previously
net widening
 
 
media label for stereotype of girls who displayed antisocial + violent behaviour
ladettes
where a prediction chat leads to its own completion just by being made
self fulfilling prophecy
disproportionate societal fear of a problem with an oversimplified cause
moral panic
feminist term for non feminist theories of crime that don't apply to women
malestream
the dominant, most prestigious form of masculinity which men aim towards
hegemonic masculinity
form of masculinity where men subordinate themselves in certain situations
accommodating masculinity
form of masculinity where men commit crimes or acts of deviance
oppositional masculinity
the status that comes with physical assets of masculinity like muscles
bodily capital
crime committed against members of a different ethnicity to the criminal
inter-ethnic crime
crime committed against members of the same ethnic group to the criminal
intra-ethnic crime
perspective that believes statistics reflect real differences in offending
realism
the perception that you are less well off than other people
relative deprivation
type of crime committed for financial or material gain
utilitarian crime
blaming someone/something else for others criminal actions
scapegoat
repeated viewing of violence causes less reaction to it
desensitisation
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