Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM


Top Flashcards (Certified)
All Flashcards

Sociology - Crime and Deviance

This class was created by Brainscape user Chloe Bailey. Visit their profile to learn more about the creator.

By: Chloe Bailey
Start Studying

Decks in this class (27)

[1.0] Durkheim's functionalist theory
Which mechanisms work together to...,
How do functionalists see crime 2,
How did durkheim 1893 see crime 3
19  cards
[1.1] Merton's strain theory
What do strain theories argue 1,
Who developed the first strain th...,
Which elements does merton s expl...
19  cards
[1.2] Subcultural strain theories
What do subcultural strain theori...,
What do subcultures do 2,
What does cohen 1955 agree with m...
26  cards
[2.0] The social construction of crime
What are labelling theorists inte...,
What is it that makes some acts d...,
Who is a deviant to becker 1963 3
19  cards
[2.1] The effects of labelling
What else are labelling theorists...,
What do labelling theorists claim 2,
What types of deviance does lemer...
19  cards
[3.0] Traditional Marxism
What are the three main elements ...,
What does capitalism is criminoge...,
Who is capitalism particularly da...
25  cards
[3.1] Neo-Marxism: critical criminology
Who s ideas do neo marxists combi...,
What do taylor et al 1973 agree w...,
How do taylor et al 1973 describe...
9  cards
[4.0] Right realism
How does right realism see crime 1,
Where has the right realist appro...,
A shift towards what took place u...
20  cards
[4.1] Left realism
Which two factors did left realis...,
How do left realists see society 2,
Are left realists reformist or re...
26  cards
[4.2] Comparing right and left realism
How do both left and right realis...,
What do right realists blame crim...,
What do left realists blame crime...
5  cards
[5.0] Gender patterns in crime
Who does most crime seem to be co...,
What do official statistics show 2,
What questions do official statis...
20  cards
[5.1] Explaining female crime
What do lombroso and ferrero argue 1,
What do sociologists see as the c...,
Why are boys more predisposed to ...
19  cards
[6.0] Ethnicity and criminalisation
0  cards
[6.0] Ethnicity and criminalisation
0  cards
[6.1] Explaining the differences in offending
0  cards
[6.2] Ethnicity and victimisation
0  cards
[7.0] Media representations of crime
0  cards
[7.1] The media as a cause of crime
0  cards
[7.2] Moral panics
0  cards
[8.0] Crime and globalisation
0  cards
[8.1] Green crime
0  cards
[8.2] State crimes
0  cards
[9.0] Crime prevention and control
0  cards
[9.1] Punishment
0  cards
[9.2] The victims of crime
0  cards
[10.0] Durkheim, positivism and suicide
What is our behaviour caused by i...,
What are the three features of so...,
How does durkheim see the suicide...
15  cards
[10.1] Interpretivism and suicide
0  cards

More about
Sociology - Crime and Deviance

  • Class purpose General learning

Learn faster with Brainscape on your web, iPhone, or Android device. Study Chloe Bailey's Sociology - Crime and Deviance flashcards for their University of Leicester class now!

How studying works.

Brainscape's adaptive web mobile flashcards system will drill you on your weaknesses, using a pattern guaranteed to help you learn more in less time.

Learn more about spaced repetition

Add your own flashcards.

Either request "Edit" access from the author, or make a copy of the class to edit as your own. And you can always create a totally new class of your own too!

What's Brainscape anyway?

Brainscape is a digital flashcards platform where you can find, create, share, and study any subject on the planet.

We use an adaptive study algorithm that is proven to help you learn faster and remember longer....

Looking for something else?

Sociology 101
  • 6 decks
  • 366 flashcards
  • 2,192 learners
Decks: Bias And Prejudice, Social Interactions, Social Structures, And more!
Sociology: Crime and Deviance
  • 21 decks
  • 457 flashcards
  • 389 learners
Decks: Gender And Crime 1, 31 Functionalism Subcultural Theory Cohe, Gender And Crime 2 Female Crime, And more!
Find Flashcards
Make Flashcards
Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions