Question

Q1) Differentiate between the terms crime and deviance. What are some preventive agents of social control? (Discuss at least 3) (350 words)


Q2) What is meant by the term ‘melting pot’? Explain the idea in light of the demographic makeup of Karachi. (350 words)

Answer 1

Explanation:

Starting from these basic assumptions, psychological explanations of deviant behavior come mainly from three theories: psychoanalytic theory, cognitive development theory, and learning theory.

The melting pot is a monocultural metaphor for a heterogeneous society becoming more homogeneous, the different elements "melting together" with a common culture; an alternative being a homogeneous society becoming more heterogeneous through the influx of foreign elements with different cultural backgrounds, possessing the potential to create disharmony within the previous culture. Historically, it is often used to describe the cultural integration of immigrants to the United States