SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Differential Association, Corporate Crime, False Advertising
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Studying norms and society"s expectations, what is considered acceptable and normal. Taking the boundaries of acceptability as an object of inquiry instead of taken-for-granted. Three big questions organizing the study of crime - two questions have dominated the field of criminology for a long time: Criminology combines elements from psychology (sometimes biology), law and. Sociology comes in and speaks to the role of the social in understanding crime and deviance: Along with media, families, politics, work, religion, education, health and other areas of sociological interest. The criminal code defines crime as: the intentional violation of criminal law without defense and without excuse. There are four components of the criminal code: Politically: laws are enacted by the legislature, people whoa re elected. Looking at what is legal/illegal is part of the political process. Social movements, lobbyists, and political groups will attempt to change laws, take them away or come up with new ones.
