Why is it important to study deviance and crime?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Varies. It is important to know the difference between deviance and crime. Certain people may consider a behavior such as getting tattooed as deviant, but it is not a crime. There are different types of crimes such as violent crimes, white-collar crimes, state crimes, and so on; and it is important that we know the difference and distinction between different types of crime so that we have a better understanding of how crimes works, and so on.
KEY: Learning Objective: 6.2: Describe key theories used in sociology to explain deviance.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Why Study Deviance?
Difficulty Level: Easy
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