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23 Cards in this Set
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behavior that departs from societal or group norms
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deviance
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involves behavior that under conforms accepted norms
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negative deviance
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follows behavior that over conforms to social expectations
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positive deviance
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a person who breaks significant societal group norms
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deviant
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ways to encourage conformity to societies norms
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social control
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rewards or punishments that encourage conformity to social norms
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socializations
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a social condition in which norms are weak, conflicting, or absent
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anomie
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theory that deviance is more likely to occur when a gap exists between cultural goals and the ability to achieve these goals by legitimate means
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strain theory
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theory that compliance with social norms, requires strong bonds between individuals and society
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control theory
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the theory that individuals learn deviance in proportion to the number of deviant acts they are exposed to
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differential association theory
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the theory that society creates deviance by identifying particular members as deviant
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labeling theory
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deviance involving the occasional breaking of norms that is not a part a person’s lifestyle or self-concept
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primary deviance
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deviance in which an individuals life and identity are organized around breaking society’s norms
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secondary deviance
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an undesirable trait or label that is used to characterize an individual
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stigma
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process of reducing the seriousness of the crimes of injured people of a status
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victim discounting
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-job related crimes committed by high status people
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white collar crime
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Two types of social control
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external, internal
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Basic elements of control theory
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attachment
commitment involvement belief |
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How do people respond to strain?
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Innovation
ritualism retreatism rebellion |
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Who came up with the control theory?
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Travis Hirschi’s
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Who came up with the strain theory?
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Robert Merton
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example of positive deviance
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The media portrays beautiful as being super model skinny; a positive deviant will take it to the next level and push themselves to the point of anorexia.
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exmaple of negative deviance
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criminal acts
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