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Does Grady's chapter on domestic violence tend to support the claim that the phenomenon of crime is 'socially constructed'?
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3. Does Grady's chapter on domestic violence tend to support the claim that the phenomenon of crime is 'socially constructed'? When conducting a discussion on the relationship between crime and morality or crime and social conscience the debate could be said to be akin to that of the chicken and the egg. Which came first? Social constructivists would say that every crime is a product of social construction or stereotype. The opposing argument would be that legislation is guided by other external principles and that these shape our social beliefs and make us acknowledge that this or that crime is socially unacceptable. Various studies could (and have) been conducted which may show that one side or the other is right, or whether there is some truth in both of the arguments. One such study is that of Ann Grady1. In the process of this essay it will be my task...
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