unit 2 Booklet 1 Flashcards
Explain what Values are
Things we do in out life which tells us what is right and wrong/ Good and Bad
What are some examples of Values
Politeness
Punctuality
Respect for others
What are norms
Ways people expect us to act. Also the environment may effect things we do/ how we speak
What are some examples of Norms
How we refer to people
How England doesn’t have the death penalty
England and the USA have it so the money you make is yours. However what do Northern Americans do.
Share their money with the community, due to the different norms (especially with elderly)
History changes and so do their norms and values. Like what?
Age of marriage for women has increased
Manners (lower class + higher class) attitudes
Childhood extended
Children should be seen + not heard
Crime punishment
societies have different norms and values. Explain some?
Greetings (england handshake, Spain kiss on cheek)
manners (eating with knife and fork vs hands)
How many partners you can have (1 Uk other cultures >1)
Punishments (prison vs death penalty)
Homosexuality was decriminalised between 2 men over 21 was in what year
1967
What year could lesbian couples were allowed to get sperm or egg donations
2008
What is Moral code
Set of rules, values or principles that a society or group agree on
Police code is an example of moral code that are written down but what does this include
It includes fair honesty selfishness and more. All police have to sign it to make it fair for all
What is a behaviour that is unusual and good
Heroically risking your life to save someone else
What behaviour is unusual and eccentric or bizarre
Talking to trees in the park
hoarding quantities of old newspapers
Behaviour that is unusual and bad or disapproved
Physically attacking someone for no reason
What are formal sanctions
Enforced by official people and can get punished for breaking the written rules or laws, (court fine offenders for speeding, schools exclude for bullying)
Informal sanctions are
Rules that aren’t written/ unspoken rules. People normal punish this person by getting ignored etc)
Postive sanctions are
Ways of rewarding someone for something good (medals or public praise)
What is social control
doesn’t matter if its formal information positive or negative.
What is meant by the term state
State are all parts that help society to run our country. Includes law making, judiciary civil service, health system and the education system. State enforces law to help society. Government isn’t the state but runs it
What is the defendant
The person who is seems as the wrong doer
What is the actus reus
Latin for ‘guilty act’ so did the act
What is men’s rea
Latin for ‘guilty mind’ thinking and knowing you did the criminal act
What is strict liability
When you haven’t done something with bad intentions but when someone dies it then still makes them liable
Give an example of strict liability
on construction site someone doesn’t have the right equipment on if they fall and die. The company is still reliable. because they didn’t do pubic safety properly
