Key words 2

Question 1

deviance

Answer 1

actions which break social norms

Question 2

Laws

Answer 2

formal rules made by the government

Question 3

Crime

Answer 3

actions which are against the law

Question 4

Polygamy

Answer 4

marrying more than one person at the same time

Question 5

Judiciary

Answer 5

all the legal organisations that enforce the law

Question 6

Moral Panics

Answer 6

when the media exaggerates an issues and makes the public worry about it

Question 7

Youth cultures

Answer 7

groups of young people with own sets of norms and values

Question 8

Folk devils

Answer 8

groups that the media make people afraid of

Question 9

Deviancy amplification

Answer 9

when the media makes a problem worse by the way they report it

Question 10

White collar crime

Answer 10

crimes committed by the middle classes - usually job linked

Question 11

Fraud

Answer 11

gaining money by telling lies or giving false information

Question 12

Bribery

Answer 12

obtaining money for breaking rules when in a position of trust

Question 13

Insider trading

Answer 13

the illegal practice where people working in a company use their insider knowledge to make money on stocks and shares

Question 14

Embezzlement

Answer 14

workers taking money without the people affected realising

Question 15

Blue collar crime

Answer 15

crimes committed by the working classes

Question 16

Corporate crime

Answer 16

crimes committed by big business

Question 17

Strain theory

Answer 17

the idea that the pressure to succeed encourages people to turn to crime

Question 18

Chivalry factor

Answer 18

the way women are treated more favourably by police and courts

Question 19

Demonisation of women

Answer 19

the way women who commit certain crimes, which go against the caring nature of females are presented as evil in the media