T1 & T2 Quiz

• give an example of a norm (1)

  Being quiet in a library
• Give an example of a value (1)

  Respect
• What is received when a law or rule is broken?(1)

  Formal sanction/punishment
• give two examples of informal sanctions (2)

  disapproving look

  grounding
• what is the difference between crime and deviance? (1)

  A crime is breaking a law where as deviance is going against the norms and values of society.
• Give two examples of laws changing across cultures (2)

  • homosexuality
  • adultery
• Give two examples of laws changing across place (2)

  • gun laws
  • abortion laws
• What is a circumstance that laws can be applied differently in? (2)

  Self defence
• What does actus reus and mens rea (2)

  • actus reus- guilty act
  • mens rea- guilty mind
• What are the 2 theories Lombrosso put forward? (2)

  • atavism
  • evolution and inherited criminality
• Name the 2 categories of biological theories (1)

  • genetic
  • physiological
• Name 3 atavist features (3)

  • jug ears
  • wide jaw
  • hawk-like nose
• Name the study Lombrosso conducted for his theories(1)

  The criminal man study
• What percentage of candidates that had atavistic features?

  40%
• What was the evidence Jacobs et al found in her study for XXY syndrome? (2)

  • 1 in 1000 XYY case in the general population
  • 15 XYY per 1000 prisoners
• What is the believed cause for XYY Syndrome?(1)

  Problem with sperm production
• What is a weakness of XYY syndrome, explain? (2)

  Low generalisability as it doesn't apply to females
• What is a weakness of Somatotypes, explain? (2)

  Low generalisability, as people may fit into different categories or more than one (ecto, endo and mesomorph)