What is defined as ‘non-conformity to a given set or norms that are accepted by a significant number of people in a community or society ?

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Which of these is not a concept associated with Left Realist explanations of criminal subcultures ?

A. social exclusion B. individual pathology C. political marginalization D. relative deprivation...

Merton describes types of response to a situation where there are widely socially endorsed values but limited means of achieving them. Which of his types describes an acceptance of the values but willingness to use any means to achieve them?

A. Conformists B. innovators C. ritualists D. retrealists...

Which approach framed their analysis of crime and deviance in terms of this preservation of power by the ruling class ?

A. New Left Realism B. Right Realism C. new criminology D. interactionism...

The of “who defines deviance” has principally been addressed by what sociological theory ?

A. Differential Association B. Conflict C. Positivism D. Social Control E. Functionalism...

Psychological positivism stresses the key role that _______ plays in the development of conformist of criminal belief systems?

A. pre-natal nutrition B. hormones C. genetic abnormalities D. early childhood E. adolescence...