Anthony Giddens • Sociology 5th Edition

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Chapter 19 - Crime and Deviance

  1. What is defined as 'non-conformity to a given set of norms that are accepted by a significant number of people in a community or society'?



  2. Who first introduced the notion of 'anomie' into sociology?


  3. Merton describes types of response to a situation where there are widely socially endorsed values but limited means of achieving them. Which of his types describes an acceptance of the values but willingness to use any means to achieve them?


  4. Which approach holds that deviance is not a feature of a group or individual a process of interaction through which one group becomes defined as deviant?


  5. Which approach framed their analysis of crime and deviance in terms of the preservation of power by the ruling class?


  6. Which policy is supported by the theory of broken windows?


  7. Which of these is NOT an example of target hardening?


  8. Since the mid-1990s in the UK, which of the following best describes the relationship between levels of recorded crime and levels of the fear of crime?


  9. What percentage of the prison population in the United Kingdom in 2003 were women?


  10. In 1736 a judge declared that a husband could not be guilty of the rape of his wife. When was this ruling overturned?


  11. Of what is the failure of companies to adhere to legal regulations that apply to them an example?


  12. In 2003, how many people were in prison service facilities in England and Wales?


  13. What is the term that describes repeat offending by those who have been in prison?


  14. Which one of the following is a strategy for restorative justice?


  15. What is the most common reason people give for not reporting a crime?