SQA Higher Sociology Social Issues overview quiz quiz

Crime breaks the law; deviance breaks social norms but is not always illegal

They mean exactly the same thing

Crime breaks norms; deviance always breaks the law

Deviance is always more serious than crime

As proof that the law serves only the ruling class

As something that is normal and can even reinforce shared values

As caused entirely by labelling

As something that does not exist in any society

As entirely the result of individual choice

As having no link to inequality

As reflecting inequality, with the law serving ruling-class interests

As caused only by the weather

The ownership of the means of production

The shared values of society

The biological make-up of offenders

Labelling and the self-fulfilling prophecy

Crime that is not captured in official statistics because it is unreported or unrecorded

The total number of crimes solved each year

A type of crime committed only at night

The number of police officers in an area

Older women

Young men

Wealthy retirees

Very young children

To replace all police work entirely

Because official statistics are always completely accurate

To get closer to the true level of crime, including crime not reported to police

To increase the number of recorded crimes on purpose

Gaps in health and life expectancy between richer and poorer areas

Everyone having exactly the same income

A total absence of any differences between groups

Equal outcomes in every part of life

The fact that all schools achieve identical results

The poverty-related attainment gap in schools

The fact that everyone earns the same wage

The absence of any pay differences between groups

As entirely caused by patriarchy

As proof that the law serves the ruling class

As inevitable and even functional, motivating people to fill important roles

As something that has no effect on society

Factors within the person, such as poor choices or a dependency culture

Low pay and discrimination across the whole economy

The ownership of the means of production

Patriarchy built into social institutions

Retribution

Deterrence

Public protection

Rehabilitation

Reoffending rates after short sentences are high

They are far too cheap to run

They successfully rehabilitate everyone

They are never used by the courts

By ignoring it completely

Through social policy and the welfare state, such as benefits and public services

By increasing inequality on purpose

Through the criminal justice system alone