NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
SOCIOLOGY
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crime
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behaviors that are viewed as a violation of societal norms
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behaviors that result in a severe punishment or crime
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Types. The violation of norms can be categorized as two forms, formal deviance and informal deviance. Formal deviance can be described as a crime, which violates laws in a society. Informal deviance are minor violations that break unwritten rules of social life.
Detailed explanation-2: -Deviance is any behavior that violates social norms, and is usually of sufficient severity to warrant disapproval from the majority of society. Deviance can be criminal or non‐criminal. The sociological discipline that deals with crime (behavior that violates laws) is criminology (also known as criminal justice).
Detailed explanation-3: -For sociologists, the term deviance refers to behavior that violates very im-portant social norms. The most obvious example is crime.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following best describes how deviance is defined? Deviance is defined by federal, state, and local laws. Deviance’s definition is determined by one’s religion. Deviance occurs whenever someone else is harmed by an action.