Deviance

Question 1

What is the definition of Deviance?

Answer 1

Behaviour that goes against the dominant social norms of a specific group or society, which causes some kind of critical reaction or disapproval.

Question 2

What is the definition of norm?

Answer 2

Norms are social expectations that guide behaviour and explain why people act in the way they do.

In the UK we wear dark sombre colours for a funeral but in China the colour of mourning is white

Question 3

What Are moral codes?

Answer 3

Good ways of behaving.

Question 4

What are values?

Answer 4

Rules shared by most people in a given culture.

Question 5

Identify two informal sections

Answer 5

Parents grounding a child

Name calling

Question 6

Identify two examples of formal sanctions

Answer 6

Fines

Even imprisonment may be appropriate for some deviant acts

Question 7

What are the three forms of deviance ?give an example for each

Answer 7

Admired behaviour- saving a life while putting own at risk. As most people would not do so.

Odd behaviour- living with an excessive number of cats.

Bad behaviour- assaulting a pensioner

Question 8

Give an example of an act that may be deviant but not criminal

Answer 8

Cross-dressing

Question 9

Give an example of an act that is classed as criminal but may not be deviant

Answer 9

Illegal downloading of music from the internet

Question 10

Give an example of an act that is considered both criminal and deviant.

Answer 10

Murder