What is the difference between a criminal & a devient....(help me out here...)

[BackstageInaDress]

Whilst we are at it, what were the defining cultural, political and economic characteristics of the 80s?

Guess whos stuck on their coursework.....

Cheers guys!

[Girl Unafraid]

No Idea. Throw your homework onto the fire and come and have some fun with html

[BackstageInaDress]

> No Idea. Throw your homework onto the fire and come and have some
> fun with html

Yeah, sod this, who needs a law degree! I'm gonna go dance in the snow, moz stylee! No microphone cord though.... oh well. Off I go!

[seriously flawed - not right in the head]

> Whilst we are at it, what were the defining cultural, political and
> economic characteristics of the 80s?

> Guess whos stuck on their coursework.....

> Cheers guys!

I would say, criminal is obviously against the law and can by punishable by imprisonment etc. Whereas, deviant is just againt the norms of society but not necessarily unlawful.

Well that's what I'd say.

[seriously flawed - not right in the head]

> Whilst we are at it, what were the defining cultural, political and
> economic characteristics of the 80s?

> Guess whos stuck on their coursework.....

> Cheers guys!

Greed.

[BackstageInaDress]

> Greed.

carry on.....
thanks for the first answer! you win a veggie burger!

[seriously flawed - not right in the head]

> carry on.....
> thanks for the first answer! you win a veggie burger!

Well as far as I remember, if we are talking about Britain that is, it was the ogre Thatcher years.

The days of the yuppies, you know the overpaid city type who were investing in properties etc to the detriment of the local population who then had to pay high prices.

We also had the issue of her closing many coal mines and the confrontation with Arthur Scargill and the reformation of Union rights, more or less putting an end to the Unions power.

She also took away free school milk from children.

Basically, she encouraged people to be more selfish than altruistic.