crime and deviance

Question 1

heidensohen-feminist

Answer 1

control theory
-womeon controlled by men im society
-public sphere-men
-home sphere-women=less likely to commit crime

Question 2

durkhiem-functionalist

Answer 2

positive functions of crime
-reaffirms norms and values and reminds ppl what boundaries are

Question 3

becker-interactionslist

Answer 3

labelling theory
-labelling someone as criminal means more likely to me one
-deviant career=process where person accepts their deviant identity

Question 4

alder

Answer 4

-womens liberation created more criminals
-women got characteristics from men in workplace

Question 5

cohen-functionalist

Answer 5

-‘let of steam’-prostetutes
-status frustration-working class boys dont do gd in school,get status from friends,more likely to commit crime,subcultures

Question 6

merton-functionalist

Answer 6

strain theory-people dont have strength to achieve goals of society

Question 7

5 strain theory types

Answer 7

conformity-try get goals
ritualism-give up but continue
innovation-give up and crime
retreatism-give up and retreat society
rebellion-give up and rebel against society eg protest

Question 8

merton critism

Answer 8

-not all crimes motavated by money
-some ppl who suffer still confrom
-sont look at powerful groups

Question 9

lamboroso

Answer 9

-persons characteristcs could be assesed to see if criminal
-criminals were less evolved

Question 10

lamboroso critism

Answer 10

outdated

Question 11

bowlby

Answer 11

maternal deprivation
-not hving good rltionship w mum 0-5 can make u criminal

Question 12

bowlby critism

Answer 12

step mums
gay marriage

Question 13

carlen-feminist

Answer 13

class deal=work for wages,glass ceiling effect
gender deal=financial security in rltionship
-to keep women in control
-when these break crime happens

Question 14

pollok

Answer 14

chilvary thesis
-courts more leniant on women

Question 15

lyng

Answer 15

edgework
youth commit crime for a buzz

Question 16

brake

Answer 16

magical responce

Question 17

examples of coorprate crime

Answer 17

-health and safety violations=less safe bc materials cheaper
-fraud
-tax evasion

Question 18

factors that cause high youth crime

Answer 18

labelling theory
status frustration
subcultures

Question 19

how far sociologists wld agree prison is an effective form of social control

Answer 19

-durkhiem->postive functions
-becker->labelling theory
-marxism->ford->never went prison evaluate w fines

Question 20

youth crime can be explained by negative labelling

Answer 20

becker->labelling theory
lyng->edgework
carlen->status frustration