Learning Objectives
3.1 Define deviance and the different types of deviance in society.
3.2 Explain the concept of social construction and the changing social construction of deviance.
3.3 Understand the different theories of why people commit crimes, including comparing individual and social explanations of crime.
3.4 Assess how crime rates differ across social groups and the causes for those differences.
Learning Objectives
3.1 Define deviance and the different types of deviance in society.
3.2 Explain the concept of social construction and the changing social construction of deviance.
3.3 Understand the different theories of why people commit crimes, including comparing individual and social explanations of crime.
3.4 Assess how crime rates differ across social groups and the causes for those differences.
3.5 Explain the different reasons behind punishment in society and the different ways of understanding its use.