Crime and Deviance- Key Words 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyCrime and devianceGCSEAQA Created by: Megan bourneCreated on: 31-03-17 12:12 Relative Derprivation Growing up in a poor environment and lacking certain resources that the majority of others in society have. 1 of 18 Youth Crime Crime committed by children and teenagers 2 of 18 Crime Breaks the laws of society and has gone against the norms and values 3 of 18 White collar crime Crimes committed by people of higher and middle class. (usually through work) 4 of 18 Deviance Something that doesnt break the laws but is frowned upon and breaks the norms and values of society 5 of 18 Blue collar crime Crimes committed by people of lower class 6 of 18 Conformity Blending in to society and following the norms and values 7 of 18 Delinquency Deviance committed by youth 8 of 18 Informal social control Control given out by parents, friends and school to remind people about norms and values 9 of 18 Formal control Control given out by authority figures to remind people of norms and values and punishes 10 of 18 Subculture Groups that develops their own norms and values which may differ to the norms and values of society 11 of 18 Socialisation The process of learning norms and values 12 of 18 Peer pressure Criminal behaviour in terms of the influence of peer groups 13 of 18 Dark figure of crime Types of crimes that dont appear in statisics because they are hidden. They are not recorded by police. 14 of 18 One broken window theory If one broken window goes un-noticed and nobody deals with it, crime will continue and the neighbourhood will go down hill 15 of 18 Communities Members of society united together. A group of people who live in the same area 16 of 18 Anomie Normlessness. When people dont fit with societies norms and values 17 of 18 Labelling A label is a tag which is often attached to an individual or group 18 of 18
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