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What is the definition of deviance? |
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non-conformity to a given set of norms accepted by a significant number of people in a given community |
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What is the definition of crime? |
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any action that contravenes the laws established by a political authority |
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What is Labelling Theory? |
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criminals are not born, they are labelled as such by society (those in power) if they do not fit into a 'model' of what is acceptable (abiding by law). |
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What is the definition of geography? |
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Human geographers study people and places. The field of human geography focuses on how people make places, how we organise space and society, how we interact with each other in places and across space, and how we make sense of others and ourselves in our locality, region and world. |
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What is the concept of space? |
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“physical extent or area; extent in two or three dimensions; continuous, unbounded, or unlimited extent in every direction” |
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What is the concept of place? |
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a particular part or region of space; a physical locality, a locale; a spot, a location; the amount or quantity of space actually occupied by a person or thing |
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Everything related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things |
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What is the definition of ethics? |
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branch of philosophy concerned with moral principles and values, with what ought to be the case and how people ought to live their lives. |
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Where our ethical principles come from (society? Individual emotions?) |
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What are normative ethics? |
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investigates moral standards that regulate right and wrong conduct |
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involves examining specific controversial issues e.g. abortion, infanticide. |
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What is personal benefit? |
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the extent to which an action produces beneficial consequences for the individual in question |
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the extent to which an action produces beneficial consequences for society |
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assist others in pursuing their best interests when they cannot do so themselves |
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What is harm (non-malevolence)? |
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acknowledge a person’s freedom over his/her actions or physical body. |
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a person’s right to due process, fair compensation for harm done, and fair distribution of benefits. |
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a person’s rights to life, information, privacy, free expression, and safety (Fieser,2009) |
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What is the research perspective for Gender Studies and why? |
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Critical - women undermined by men - patriarchy |
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What is the definition of gender studies? |
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the study of women's status in society, the nature of contemporary gender relations, and the social construction of femininity and masculinity. |
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we are born with a biological sex but without a social gender |
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What is the research perspective of labour studies? |
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Critical - workers undermined by employers - capitalism |
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What is the definition of labour studies? |
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discipline which critically studies the world of work and employment, and the social, economic and political environment in which they take place from the worker’s perspective |
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an organisation of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas, such as wages and working conditions |
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What is the purpose of unions? |
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promote workers rights, negotiate with employers |
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workers employed on casual contracts where their work is irregular and the hours change from week to week |
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What are the conditions for casual workers? |
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less job and income security, young people, not necessarily protected by law |
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What is sweatshop labour? |
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workplaces (usually factories) where the workers are employed in dangerous or oppressive conditions with little pay or opportunity to address their situation |
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What are the conditions in sweatshops? |
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Low wages, long work hours, unsafe environment, abuse, stress. |
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