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Crime
GCSE Sociology
16 cards·by mrsb
Which term means an illegal act?
Crime
Which term means an act which goes against norms?
Deviance
Which L is a formal rule?
Law
Police are an example of what type of social control?
Formal
Which approach argues that poor socialisation leads to crime?
Functionalist
Which term means feeling poor in comparison to others?
Relative deprivation
Which approach examines group deviance?
Subcultural
Which approach blames crime on poverty?
Marxist
Which theory argues stereotypes can lead to a self fulfilling prophecy?
Labelling
Self report, official statistics and which other method are used to measure crime?
Victim suvey
Which age group commit the most crime?
Young
What type of pressure may be the cause of youth crime?
Peer
Which theory suggests women are treated leniently by the criminal justice system?
Chivalry
Which type of women are used as an example for women's increasing involvement in crime?
Ladette
Which type of locality has a high crime rate?
Urban or inner city
Who commits white collar crime?
Powerful groups