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Decks in this class (23)

Research Methods
Practical advantage of questionna...,
Practical disadvantage of questio...,
Ethical advantage of questionnair...
65  cards
why is crime good for society - durkheim
Boundary maintenance 1,
Examples of boundary maintenance 2,
Evaluation of boundary maintenance 3
13  cards
strain theory
Why does crime and deviance happen 1,
Structural factors 2,
Cultural factors 3
8  cards
subcultural theories
Cohen 1,
Evaluation of cohen 2,
Cloward and ohlin 3
4  cards
Marxism Why Doea Crime Happen?
Criminogenic capitalism 1,
Evaluation of criminogenic capita...,
The state and law making 3
8  cards
Interactionism/ Labelling Theory
The social construction of devian...,
The social construction of devian...,
Evaluation of the social construc...
11  cards
Left Realism
Relative deprivation 1,
Evaluation of relative deprivation 2,
Subcultures 3
10  cards
Right Realism
Biological differences 1,
Evaluation of biological differen...,
Inadequate socialisation 3
8  cards
Why Do Women Appear To Commit Leas Crime
Chivalry thesis 1,
Evidence against chivalry thesis 2,
Functionalist sex role theory par...
10  cards
Why Do Men Commit Crime
Messerschmidt 1,
Evaluation of messerschmidt 2,
Postmodernity masculinity and cri...
6  cards
Ethnic Differences In Crime
There are real ethnic differences...,
Evaluation of there are real ethi...,
Ethnic differences are socially c...
6  cards
Victimology
Positivist victimology 1,
Evaluation of positivist victimol...,
Critical victimology 3
6  cards
Punishment
Functionalism 1,
Evaluation of functionalism 2,
Marxism capitalism and punishment 3
6  cards
Survaillance
Foucault 1,
Evaluation of foucault 2,
Synoptic surveillance 3
6  cards
Crime Prevention And Control
Situational crime prevention 1,
Evaluation of situational crime p...,
Environmental crime prevention 3
6  cards
The Media
New values 1,
Fictional representations of crime 2,
Evaluation of fictional represent...
11  cards
Postmodernism
Blank 1
1  cards
Globalisation And Crime
The global economy 1,
Evaluation of the global economy 2,
The global risk consciousness 3
8  cards
Green Crime
Primary green crimes 1,
Secondary green crimes 2,
Harm 3
8  cards
State Crime
The state commits crimes that vio...,
Evaluation of the state commits h...,
State crime and the culture of de...
7  cards
Sociology Should Be A Science
Positivists 1,
Objectivity 2,
Paradigm shift 3
4  cards
Sociology Should Not Be A Science
Interpretivists 1,
Committed sociology 2,
Paradigms 3
4  cards
Sociology Should Be Vslue Free
Early positivists 1,
Modern positivists 2
2  cards

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