Introduction

Question 1

Crime

Answer 1

Behaviour that breaks the written laws of a country and is therefore punishable by the legal system

Question 2

Deviance

Answer 2

Behaviour that goes against norms and values of a society and may disturb social order

Question 3

Not all deviant acts are considered criminal eg

Answer 3

Smoking whilst pregnant and stealing

Question 4

What are crime and deviance?

Answer 4

Social constructs which depend on culture, location, age and historical relativity

Question 5

Example of location effecting crime

Answer 5

In USA homosexuality is acceptable in northern states but deviant in southern

Question 6

What was once illegal

Answer 6

Homosexuality

Question 7

Culture examples

Answer 7

Adultery is illegal in Taiwan and Michigan

Question 8

Age examples

Answer 8

Teenage pregnancies