Sociology 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyCrime and devianceA2/A-levelWJEC Created by: ecourtCreated on: 19-10-15 19:57 Absolute Deviance Term used for behaviour that is negatively sanctioned in every society, for example, incest. 1 of 5 Relative Deviance An act of deviance defined in terms of the social reaction to that behaviour. 2 of 5 Situational Deviance Term associated with Ken Plummer that refers to how acts, normally viewed as deviant, are excused because of the context in which they occur. 3 of 5 Societal Deviance Term associated with Ken Plummer which describes a broad consensus that an act is wrong. 4 of 5 Carcerate The process of locking people up, as with prison, borstal, detention centres and secure psychiatric hospitals 5 of 5
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