Sociology - Crime and Deviance

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Define: Crime
An action or omission which constitutes an offence and is punishable by law.
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Define: Deviance
The fact or state of diverging from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behaviour.
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Define: Subculture
A cultural group within a larger culture, often having beliefs or interests at variance with those of the larger culture
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Define: Socialisation
A continuing process whereby an individual acquires a personal identity and learns the norms, values, behaviour, and social skills appropriate to his or her social position.
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Define: Inadequate Socialisation
Inadequate socialisation highlights the failure of some parents to socialise their children in society's norms and values which is why they turn to crime.
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Define: Opportunity
A time or set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something.
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Define: Capitalism
An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
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Define: Morals
Standards of behaviour; principles of right and wrong.
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Define: Behaviour
The way in which one acts or conducts oneself, especially towards others.
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Define: Official Statistics
Official statistics are statistics published by government agencies or other public bodies such as international organisations as a public good.
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The fact or state of diverging from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behaviour.

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Define: Deviance

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A cultural group within a larger culture, often having beliefs or interests at variance with those of the larger culture

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A continuing process whereby an individual acquires a personal identity and learns the norms, values, behaviour, and social skills appropriate to his or her social position.

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Inadequate socialisation highlights the failure of some parents to socialise their children in society's norms and values which is why they turn to crime.

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