Chapter 7 Part 2 Sociology

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Conformist

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People who have not violated the rules of a group and are treated accordingly.

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pure deviants

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People who have broken the rules of a group and are caught, punished, and labeled as outsiders

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secret deviants

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People who have broken the rules of a group but whose violation goes unnoticed or, if it is noticed, prompts those who notice to look the other way rather than reporting the violation. pg 162

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falsely accused

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People who have not broken the rules o a group but are treated as if they have.

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Witch hunt

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a campaign to identify, investigate, and correct behavior that has been defined as undermining a group or country. Usually this behavior is not the real cause of ta problem but is used to distract people attention from the real cause or to make the problem seem manageable. pg 162

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primary deviants

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those people whose rule breaking is viewed as understandable, incidental or insignificant in light of some socially approved status they hold.

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secondary deviants

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Those whose rule breaking is treated as something so significant that it cannot be overlooked or explained away. pg 165

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master status of deviant

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an identification that proves to be more important that most other statuses that person holds, such that he or she is identified first and foremost as a deviant.

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constructionist approach

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a sociological approach that focuses on the way specific groups, activities, conditions or artifacts become defined as problems.

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claims makers

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People who articulate and promote claims and who tend to gain in some way if the targeted audience accepts their claims as true. pg 167

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Structural Strain

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Any situation is which the valued goals of a society have unclear limits, people are unsure whether the legitimate means will allow them to achieve the goals, and legitimate opportunities for reaching the goals remain closed to a significant portion of the population. pg. 170

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Innovation

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the acceptance of cultural goals but the rejection of the legitimate means to achieve them.

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ritualism

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the rejection of cultural goals but a rigid adherence to the legitimate means of achieving them.

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retreatism

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The rejection of both culturally valued goals and the means of achieving them.

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rebellion

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the full or partial rejection of both the goals and the means of attaining them and the introduction of a new set of goals and means.

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deviant subcultures

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groups that are part of the larger society but whose members share norms and values favoring violation of that larger society's laws.

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illegitimate opportunity structures

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social settings and arrangements that offer people the opportunity to commit particular types of crimes.

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white collar crimes

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Crimes committed by those with high status, respectable positions as they carry out the duties and responsibilities of their occupation.

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corporate crimes

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Crimes committed by a corporation through the way that it does business as it competes with other companies for market share profits. pg 175