Crime And Deviance

Question 1

What is deviance?

Answer 1

Any behaviour which breaks the norms of society

Question 2

What is legal deviance?

Answer 2

Breaking the social norms of society, but not breaking the law

Question 3

What is illegal deviance?

Answer 3

Behaviour which breaks norms which have been written as laws

Question 4

What is defined as deviant depends on what 3 things?

Answer 4

Time, culture and the position/social role of the person carrying out the act

Question 5

What is social order?

Answer 5

How society is stable and ordered and how people cooperate. It is achieved by people following society’s norms and values

Question 6

What is social control?

Answer 6

How people are persuaded or forced to comply with society’s norms , values and laws e.g. Police, families etc

Question 7

What is formal social control?

Answer 7

Usually used when dealing with illegal deviance or crime which poses a threat to society

Question 8

What is informal social control?

Answer 8

Carried out by agencies such as family, education system,media and religion

Question 9

What is crime?

Answer 9

Any behaviour which breaks the criminal law of society