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GCSE Sociology · key term
A formal rule enforced by the state to regulate behaviour.
Used by AQA
Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Crime and deviance key termsCrime is an illegal act punishable by law. Deviance is behaviour that breaks a group’s or society’s norms and values. These categories overlap, but they are not identical.
Define crime through law and deviance through social norms. An act can be both, but the terms are not interchangeable.
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