sociology: crime and deviance

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Gender and Crime (1)
Offer a brief suggestion as to wh...,
Why might women be less likely to...,
What is the ratio of male to fema...
35  cards
(3.1) Functionalism: Subcultural Theory - Cohen
What two areas does the subcultur...,
Who was the first sociologist to ...,
What are cohen s two main critici...
19  cards
Gender and Crime (2 - female crime)
What are the three main explanati...,
Functionalist sex role theory wha...,
Functionalist sex role theory how...
46  cards
Gender and Crime (3 - male crime)
What limitation of malestream the...,
What overall factor do postmodern...,
What does messerschmidt argue abo...
17  cards
General
Who said deviance was a relative ...,
Give an example of a deviant but ...,
Give an example of a criminal but...
7  cards
(1) Functionalism: The Functions of Crime and Deviance
What are the two main areas that ...,
Within boundary maintenance what ...,
What aspect of crime and deviance...
23  cards
(2) Functionalism: Merton's Strain Theory
How does merton attempt to do wha...,
Merton argues everyone in society...,
What kind of accepted institution...
28  cards
(3.2) Functionalism: Subcultural Theory - Cloward and Ohlin
What two previous theories do c o...,
In what way do they take cohens s...,
In what way do they expand on coh...
9  cards
(3.3) Functionalism: Subcultural Theory - Miller
How does miller criticise the oth...,
How does miller explain why the w...,
How does miller explain crime in ...
3  cards
Overall evaluation of subcultural theories
How does matza critique subcultur...,
How does matza connect deviants t...,
Does matza believe most delinquen...
8  cards
Interactionist Perspective (Labelling Theory)
How do interactionists shift thei...,
What is a big question they ask,
How does becker argue that social...
26  cards
Ethnicity and Crime (1 - Overview)
What are the two main arguments t...,
Why might ethnic minorities commi...,
Why are there differences in the ...
41  cards
Ethnicity and Crime (2 - Explanations)
What are the two main theories fo...,
How do left realists lea and youn...,
What has led to the marginalisati...
28  cards
Ethnicity and Crime (3 - Victimisation)
When does racist victimisation occur,
What two sources on racist victim...,
What do the csew and police recor...
14  cards
Right Realism (brief)
What are the 4 areas to remember ...,
Summarise biological differences,
Evaluate biological differences
9  cards
Left Realism (brief)
In late modernity how has the mar...,
In late modernity how has a sense...,
How has relative deprivation beco...
22  cards
Interactionist Perspective (amplification of deviance) and overall evaluation
By studying deviance amplificatio...,
What do interactionists argue tha...,
Who did jock youngs study the rol...
23  cards
Marxism (Class and Crime) (brief)
Marxists believe the structure of...,
What relationship do the state an...,
What does mannheim note
29  cards
Marxism (Crimes of the Powerful)
How is the reaction to the crimes...,
Who first coined the phrase white...,
How is white collar crime defined
25  cards
Neo-Marxism/ Critical Criminology/ Radical Criminology
What two most prominent sociologi...,
What are the marxist aspects of t...,
What are the interactionist aspec...
20  cards
Crime and Globalisation
Crime and globalisationhow does g...,
Crime and globalisationwhat crime...,
Crime and globalisationas globali...
25  cards

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