3.1.1 Crime, Deviance, Social Order, and Social Control

• Deviance refers to actions that violate informal social norms and are legally enforced.

  False
• Legal sanctions for crime include fines and imprisonment
• The key distinction between crime and deviance is enforcement by the state
• Crime is defined as a violation of formal laws
• Functions of social order in society:

  1️⃣ Provides stability

  2️⃣ Ensures predictability

  3️⃣ Promotes cohesion
• Formal social control is enforced by institutions such as the police and courts.

  True
• Formal social control is enforced by the state
• What are examples of formal social control?

  Police, courts, prisons
• Match the concept with its purpose:

  Social Order ↔️ Maintain social stability

  Social Control ↔️ Prevent deviance
• Social control comprises only formal mechanisms enforced by the state.

  False
• Crimes are violations of formal, legal statutes
• What is social order?

  Structured social interactions
• Formal social control is enforced by the state through laws and institutions.


  True
• Social order ensures stability and predictability within a society
• Informal social control relies on societal norms and sanctions
• How do social control and social order interact to address crime and deviance?

  Enforce norms and laws
• What is the most effective combination of social control methods?

  Formal and informal
• Crime involves actions that violate formal laws enforced by the state.

  True
• Crime and deviance are two concepts used to categorize actions that violate social norms
• Match the concept with its example:

  Crime ↔️ Theft

  Deviance ↔️ Public intoxication
• Steps to differentiate between crime and deviance:

  1️⃣ Define crime as violation of formal laws

  2️⃣ Define deviance as violation of informal norms

  3️⃣ Identify enforcement mechanisms

  4️⃣ Distinguish consequences

  5️⃣ Provide examples
• Deviance leads to legal punishment, while crime leads to social disapproval.

  False
• Deviance is defined as a violation of informal social norms
• Social order reduces uncertainty and chaos in society.

  True
• Informal social control relies on peer pressure and gossip to shape behavior.


  True
• Match the type of social control with its enforcement mechanism:

  Formal Social Control ↔️ Laws and institutions

  Informal Social Control ↔️ Social norms and sanctions
• Informal social control is enforced by society
• What is the key difference between crime and deviance?

  Crime violates formal laws
• Match the concept with its enforcement mechanism:

  Crime ↔️ State legal system

  Deviance ↔️ Social norms and sanctions
• Deviance involves violating informal social norms.

  True
• What is the purpose of social control in society?

  Maintain order and conformity
• Match the type of social control with its enforcement mechanism:

  Formal Social Control ↔️ State enforcement

  Informal Social Control ↔️ Societal norms
• Social order is maintained solely through formal social control.

  False
• Match the concept with its definition:

  Crime ↔️ Violates formal laws

  Deviance ↔️ Violates social norms
• Formal social control is limited by the resources and reach of state institutions.
• Cultural relativism states that what is considered criminal or deviant varies across different cultures
• Crimes are enforced by society through social sanctions.

  False
• Deviant acts are always illegal.

  False
• Social order ensures adherence to shared norms, values, and expectations.

  True
• Social control maintains order by encouraging conformity to social norms