Crime And Deviance

Question 1

What is deviance ?

Answer 1

Behaviour which goes against the norms, values and expectations of a social group or society

Question 2

How is crime and deviance controlled?

Answer 2

Social order and social control maintain the status quo and create a value consensus of how to behave. People are socialised to follow social norms.

Question 3

Biological explanations ?

Answer 3

Lombroso - photographs of criminals. Criminals had certain physical characteristics. Eg mesomorphic bones , large jaws , eyes close together

Hormonal imbalances - PMT

Question 4

Psychological explanations ?

Answer 4

Bowlby - child separated at early age

Eysenck - extroverted personalities more likely to be deviant then introverted ones

Question 5

What is crime ?

Answer 5

Behaviour which breaks the laws and is punished by the legal system