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Crime topic quiz!

Nikki Crawford 3 questions Updated 15 May 2017

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  1. 1Definitions
    • Crime- An act which [blank_start]breaks[blank_end] the [blank_start]criminal[blank_end] laws of [blank_start]society[blank_end].
    • Deviance- refers to the [blank_start]behaviour[blank_end] which is [blank_start]disapproved[blank_end] of by most people in society and which does not [blank_start]conform[blank_end] to society's [blank_start]norms[blank_end] and values.
    1. Abreaks
    2. Bcriminal
    3. Csociety
    4. Dbehaviour
    5. Edisapproved
    6. Fconform
    7. Gnorms
  2. 2TOPIC 1: FUNCTIONALIST, STRAIN AND SUBCULTURAL THEORIES
    [blank_start]Durkheim's[blank_end] functionalist theory:
    • Socialisation and [blank_start]Social control[blank_end] are two key mechanisms which allow social [blank_start]solidarity[blank_end] to occur in society.
    The inevitability of crime:
    • Functionalists see [blank_start]too much[blank_end] crime as [blank_start]destabilising[blank_end] society.
    • They also see crime as [blank_start]inevitable[blank_end] and universal- Durkheim, 'crime is [blank_start]normal[blank_end]... an integral part of all healthy societies.'
    • There are two reasons why C&D are found in all societies;
    1.Not everyone is [blank_start]equally[blank_end] effectively [blank_start]socialised[blank_end] into the shared norms and values.
    2. Different groups develop their own [blank_start]subculture[blank_end] and what the members of the subculture regard as normal, mainstream culture may see as [blank_start]deviant[blank_end].
    • Durkheim also discusses that in [blank_start]modern[blank_end] societies there is a tendency towards [blank_start]anomie[blank_end] (normlessness). The diversity of modern societies means that the [blank_start]collective conscience[blank_end] is [blank_start]weakened[blank_end], and this results in [blank_start]higher[blank_end] levels of C&D.
    1. ADurkheim's
    2. BParson's
    3. CSocial control
    4. Dsolidarity
    5. Etoo much
    6. Ftoo little
    7. Gdestabilising
    8. Hinevitable
    9. Inormal
    10. Jequally
    11. Ksocialised
    12. Lsubculture
    13. Mdeviant
    14. Nmodern
    15. Oanomie
    16. Pcollective conscience
    17. Qweakened
    18. Rhigher
  3. 3The positive functions of crime:
    • For [blank_start]Durkheim[blank_end], crime also fulfills two important functions; [blank_start]boundary maintenance[blank_end] and adaptation.
    • Boundary Maintenance- In Durkheim's view, the purpose of [blank_start]punishment[blank_end] is to reaffirm society's [blank_start]shared rules[blank_end] and reinforces [blank_start]social solidarity[blank_end], this is done through the rituals of the [blank_start]courtroom[blank_end] which dramatises the wrongdoing and [blank_start]stigmatises[blank_end] the offender.
    This reaffirms the [blank_start]values[blank_end] of the law-abiding majority and discourages others from [blank_start]rule breaking[blank_end].
    • Adaptation- For individuals that want [blank_start]change[blank_end], there must be some scope for them to challenge and [blank_start]change existing norms[blank_end] and values which is [blank_start]deviance[blank_end].
    However, in the long run their values may give rise to a new [blank_start]culture[blank_end] and morality. If those with new ideas are [blank_start]suppressed[blank_end], society will [blank_start]stagnate[blank_end] and be unable to make necessary [blank_start]adaptive changes[blank_end].
    Thus for Durkheim, neither a very high nor a [blank_start]very low[blank_end] level of crime is desirable.

    Other functions of crime:
    • [blank_start]Cohen[blank_end] identifies another function of deviance; a warning that an [blank_start]institution[blank_end] is not [blank_start]functioning[blank_end] properly. Functionalists such as Erikson build on Durkheim's point and argue that if crime and deviance perform positive social functions, then perhaps it means society is actually organised so as to [blank_start]promote[blank_end] deviance
    1. Aboundary maintenance
    2. Bpunishment
    3. Cshared rules
    4. Dsocial solidarity
    5. Ecourtroom
    6. Fstigmatises
    7. Gvalues
    8. Hrule breaking
    9. Ichange
    10. Jchange existing norms
    11. Kdeviance
    12. Lculture
    13. Msuppressed
    14. Nstagnate
    15. Oadaptive changes
    16. Pvery low
    17. QDurkheim
    18. RMerton
    19. SCohen
    20. Tinstitution
    21. Ufunctioning
    22. Vpromote

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A level Sociology Quiz on Crime topic quiz! , created by Nikki Crawford on 12/05/2017.
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Created on 12 May 2017 · updated on 15 May 2017
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