Sociology: Crime & Deviance

1. achieving wealth and material success
4. goes against the norms of society
5. feminist, researched about the control that women experience
10. criminology has focused on male criminals and researched by male sociologists
11. the pressure to achieve the goals of society
12. goes against the law
13. the right amount of crime benefits society
14. society’s stereotypes that intentionally or unintentionally discriminate against an ethnic minority
16. ask people what crimes they have been a victim of
17. focuses on working class boys who experience status frustration
18. critical of crime because of the under-reporting of white collar crime
20. a situation of normlessness in which the norms that regulate people’s behaviour break down

2. a secondary data source collected and published by the police
3. young people commit crime to seek excitement and thrill
6. deviance allows individuals to express themselves in ways that aren’t criminal
7. critical of crime because of the under-reporting of crimes against women
8. the way of achieving the goals
9. criminal behaviour committed by juveniles under the legal age
15. all institutions in society work together harmoniously
19. heightened public concern over media coverage