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Conflict Theory |
choose to engage in deviant behavior because of inequalities of the capitalist theory |
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Strain theory |
social structures within society may pressure citizens to commit crime |
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Control theory |
crime reflects imbalance between criminal impulses and social controls |
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Routine Activities |
crime results from intersection of motivated offenders |
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white collar crimes |
financially motivated crime committed by business and governmental professionals |
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status inconsistency |
a situation in which an individual varied social positions can have both positive and negative influence on his or her status |
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social stratification |
structuring of inequalities between groups in society in terms of access to material or symbolic rewards |
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slavery |
ownerships of people like property |
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caste |
rigid classification reflecting differences in human worth |
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status consistency |
situation in which an individuals status is similar across several categories such as education |
