Lesson 6.1
6.1 Social construction of concepts of crime and deviance Quiz: WJEC Eduqas Sociology, Unit 6
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The 20 questions
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In sociological terms, what is an act that breaks a state-made law called?
- Crime
- An informal sanction
- A norm violation
- Deviance
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What term describes behaviour that breaks social norms without necessarily being illegal?
- Crime
- A legal breach
- Formal control
- Deviance
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Which term best describes the relationship between crime and deviance?
- Pure synonyms
- Mutual exclusion
- Identical concepts
- Overlapping sets
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What does it mean to say that crime is socially constructed?
- Created by society
- Caused by poverty
- Universally unchanging
- Inherently biological
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Which sociological concept highlights that what counts as a crime changes over time?
- Historical variation
- Biological determinism
- Cultural variation
- Absolute morality
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Which concept explains why behaviours acceptable in one society might be viewed as deviant in another?
- The underclass
- Historical variation
- Cultural variation
- Universal norms
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Whose interests do conflict sociologists argue are most reflected in the creation of criminal laws?
- Marginalised groups
- Powerful groups
- The working class
- Everyday citizens
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According to interactionists, what can happen when a person is publicly given a negative tag?
- Self-fulfilling prophecy
- Immediate rehabilitation
- Loss of memory
- Instant social mobility
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Why are some harmful corporate acts often not prosecuted as crimes?
- Lack of public interest
- Strict enforcement laws
- Influence of power
- Universal legal consensus
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Which behaviour shows how deviance changes over time and between cultures?
- Tattoos
- Treason
- Theft
- Murder
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Which concept refers to the idea that crime and deviance are relative to time and place?
- Ascribed status
- Relativity of deviance
- Hegemonic masculinity
- Structural functionalism
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What term describes individuals who campaign to create or change social rules?
- Corporate criminals
- Formal agents
- Moral entrepreneurs
- Anomie theorists
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A politician campaigns to make a previously legal drug illegal. What does this illustrate?
- Functional consensus
- Social construction
- Biological determinism
- Subcultural theory
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What is a major limitation of defining crime solely through formal written laws?
- Outdated statistics
- Always culturally universal
- Too many offences
- Ignores wider harm
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Why are some social groups more likely to be labelled as criminal than others?
- Biological traits
- Universal consensus
- Legal immunity
- Higher police visibility
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Which type of deviance can challenge existing norms and lead to positive social reform?
- Formal deviance
- Corporate crime
- Positive deviance
- Anomic deviance
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When the media exaggerates a group's behaviour as a threat, what is this called?
- Formal sanction
- Social solidarity
- Moral panic
- Strain theory
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Breaking a dress code at a formal event is an example of what concept?
- Deviance
- A formal sanction
- A crime
- An indictment
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Why do official crime statistics fail to provide a complete picture of all offences?
- Unreported crimes
- Too many arrests
- Mandatory reporting
- Fixed legal codes
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Which view argues that crime is a product of social definitions rather than a fixed act?
- Functional consensus
- Social constructionism
- Biological positivism
- Structural determinism
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