Sociology Paper 3 (A-Level) Aqa Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

weaknesses of traditional functionalism and crime {Ans: - doesnt say how much crime is ok - little explanations as to why people commit crime - who is crime functional for? not for women/victims - doesnt always create social solidarity (realists)}cicourel social production of delinquency {Ans: defining a young person as delinquent involves a series of interactions based in sets of meanings/typifications held by the participants each stage of this process is negotiable - police stopping an individual based on their typifications, interrogation is negotiable but depends on the picture held by police of the typical deviant - if the suspects background fits that of a typical delinquent they are more likely to be charged over representation of lower class youths in delinquency is the outcome of a biased law enforcement process}becker process of labelling {Ans: 1. individual is publicly labelled as deviant, leading to rejection from social groups 2. encourages further deviance 3. treatment of deviants denies them an ordinary life 4. deviant career is completed when individuals join an organised deviant group 4. within the group deviant subculture develops which rationalise deviant identities and behaviour}marxism and crime - bhopal {Ans: city in india which was