sociology crime and deviance

Crime and Deviance   

Definition of Crime:

Behaviour which breaks the law and is punished by the legal system

Examples: murder, ****

Definition of Deviance:

Behaviour which goes against the norms, values and expectations of a social group or society

Examples: swearing, picking your nose, spitting in public etc

Crime and Deviance a social construction?

·         Both determined by culture, although deviance more than crime.

·         Example: 100 years ago it was deviant for women to wear trousers now it’s acceptable

·         Deviance changes from time and place as values, norms and social expectations change.

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