AQA GCSE Sociology · 8192
Paper 1, Paper 2
A group within a wider society that has distinctive norms and values.
Revise: Social Construction of Crime and DevianceA subculture is a group within society with distinctive norms and values. Subcultural explanations examine how membership of a group can encourage crime or deviance by making it acceptable or rewarding.
- Revise: Explaining Criminal and Deviant Behaviour
A group whose norms and values differ from those of the wider society.