Crime Differs from Deviance Because Crime

question 71

Multiple Choice

Crime differs from deviance because crime

• A) is always more serious than deviance.
• B) is always less serious than deviance.
• C) involves a larger share of the population.
• D) violates written laws.
• E) violates rules that are deemed immoral.

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

An independent variable is a variable in an experiment or model that is manipulated to observe its effect on the dependent variable.

Same Sex Marriage

The legally or socially recognized marriage between two individuals of the same biological sex or gender identity.

Church Attendance

The act of going to church services which is sometimes tracked for sociological research or personal behavior analysis.

Dependent Variable

A variable whose value is dependent on the effects of one or more independent variables in an experiment or study.