Sociology - Crime And Deviance Flashcards
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Formal Deviance
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Breaking an official or written rule of a group.
E.g stealing, killing
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Define Deviance
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Going against the norms and values of a society.
E.g Swearing loudly in public and stealing
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Informal deviance
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Breaking an unwritten rule of a group
E.g farting in public, men wearing make up
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Define Crime
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Breaking a law in society, Crime is an example of formal deviance.
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Law
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Formal rules made by the government
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Why does crime and deviance vary between different times and places.
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This is because crime and deviance is a social construction.
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What does social construction mean.
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Different societies have different
- Norms
- Values
- Mores (moral rules that govern their group)
