GCSE Sociology: Crime and Deviance Revision

What is the sociological definition of deviance?

• When someone breaks a law

• The written rules of society.

• Breaking the norms of society

• Being very naughty

What is anomie?

• When society does not provide enough ways for people to be successful therefore people feel frustrated and turn to crime
• When society does provide enough ways for people to be successful therefore people feel frustrated and turn to crime
• When society does not provide enough ways for people to be successful therefore people feel frustrated and turn to dance
• A cartoon

What is the chivalry thesis?

• The belief that the police and courts, are more strict on males and easier on women.
• The belief that police and the courts are more strict on females and easier on males
• The belief that police and the courts treat both genders exactly the same
• The belief in knights in shining armour are awesome

What do functionalists think about crime in society?

• need to have crime so you know where  boundaries are
• crime is terrible
• Crime disrupts society too much
• need crime so the police can have a job

What is amplification of deviance?

• media makes a crime seem more common
• media makes a crime see less common
• loud crime
• not having enough money

Which one of the following is NOT an internet crime

• Identity theft

• Illegal online trade

• Sending spam emails

• Spreading malwares

Sociologically define formal control (social control agents)

• One authoritative figure who has full power & control

• A group of people who have decided to take formal control

• Official authority figures who have a little power & control

• Official authority figures with the power to impose sanction

Which of the 4 deviant responses outlined in strain theory would describe someone who acts like they want to succeed, but doesn't actually make an effort?

• Rebellion
• Retreatism
• Ritualism
• Innovation

The police and judicial courts are both part of

• the criminal justice system.
• control theory
• recidivism.
• retreatism.

It is so important to Chris to appear successful to others that he begins stealing goods from the
warehouse where he works and reselling them to obtain money. What is this an example of?

• ritualism
• conformity
• innovation
• retreatism