Intro To Sociology Chapter 7

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Deviance

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Behavior that is recognized as violating expected rules and norms

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Four characteristics of deviant behavior

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1. It occurs in a social context and is not just individual behavior

2. It is culturally relative

3. The social rules are created or constructed, not just morally decided upon or enforce

4. The audience decides what is defined as deviant

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Sanctions

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Punishment for breaking norms, rules, and laws

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Informal sanctions

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Verbal reprimands

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Formal sanctions

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Being sent to prison

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Functionalist

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Focus on how the behavior in the audience's reaction contribute to the stability of society

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Anomic Suicide

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Committed by people when the disintegrating forces in the society make individuals feel lost or alone

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Altruistic suicide

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When there is excessive regulation of individuals by social forces

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egotistic suicide

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Occurs when people feel totally detached from society

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Emile Durkheim

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Criticized the theory that those who commit suicide are mentally deranged

Identified 3 types of suicide

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Robert Merton

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Functionalist

Developed the structural strain theory of deviance

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Structural strain theory

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Social control theory

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Examines the cultures value system and people's attachment or lack thereof to those values

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Conflict perspective

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Argues that the economic structure of capitalism produces deviance and crime

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Differential association theory

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People become criminals when they are more strongly socialized to break the law than to obey it

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Edwin Sutherland

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Developer of the differential association theory

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Labeling theory

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interprets the responses of others as the most significant factor in understanding how deviant behavior is both created and sustained

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Labels

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When a person is assigned a deviant identity by others including by agents of social institutions

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Deviant communities

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Similar to subgroups and countercultures

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Functionalism

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By recognizing mental illness, society of holes normative values about more conforming behavior

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Conflict

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those with limited resources are defined as mentally ill, and get medication; the middle and upper classes get psychotherapy.

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Symbolic Interaction

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mentally ill people are not necessarily “sick,”but are the victims of societal reactions to their behavior.

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Crime

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deviant behavior that violates kaws

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Criminalology

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the scientific study of crimes and criminal behavior

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victimless crimes

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include gambling, illegal drug use, and prostitution, in which there is no complainant.

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Hate crimes

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have increased in recent years, esp. against gays and lesbian

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Organized crime

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crime committed by structured groups

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Corporate Crimes

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takes place in and is endorsed by a bureaucracy.

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Terrorism

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is a violent action to achieve political ends.