How Do Sociologists Define Crime

question 37

Multiple Choice

How do sociologists define crime?

• A) Any social deviance
• B) A violation of norms that have been written into law
• C) An extreme form of social deviance
• D) Acts committed by social deviants
• E) Acts committed by primary deviants

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Definitions:

Cultural Relativism

The concept that beliefs, values, and practices should be understood based on an individual's own culture, rather than judged against those of another.

Ethical Relativism

The doctrine that moral values and judgments are relative to the cultural or individual context in which they occur, and are not absolute.

Ethics

The branch of philosophy that deals with questions about morality, including concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue, and justice.

Values

The principles or standards of behavior considered important or desirable in a person or society, guiding decisions and actions.