4.2 Social changes

Social values

• General principles, beliefs and guidelines on how we should live our lives,

• eg, respect the elderly

norms

• Rules or socially accepted standards about how we are expected to behave in certain situations

• eg, wearing black to a funeral

Mores

• Moral ways of behaving, and are societies most important rules

• eg, murder and sexual violence against children is unacceptable

What are the three ways social change can affect policy ?

• Cultural perception of crime

• Demographic changes

• cultural changes

what can change the public perception of crime ?

• Attitudes and norms about certain behaviours change over time

• this is usually influenced by education or campaigns for change

What is an example public perceptions for crime ?