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Genetic predisposition |
Inborn tendency to commit acts, such as to commit deviant acts |
Not blue eyes |
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Social control |
A groups formal and informal means of enforcing it's norms |
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Labeling theory |
The view that labels people are given affect their own and others views perception of them, thus channeling their behavior into either deviance or conformity |
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Police discretion |
The practice of police, in the normal course of their duties, to either arrest or ticket someone for an offense or to overlook the matter |
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Ideology |
Beliefs that justify the status quo |
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Class system |
A form of social stratification based on money or material possessions |
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Social mobility |
Movement up or down the social class ladder |
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Social stratification |
Structured inequality by layering of social classes |
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Colonialism |
One nation taking over another for labor or resources or both |
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Culture of poverty |
The idea that poor people have characteristics that are inheritable that can make them poor |
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Meritocracy |
Social stratification where roles are given on merit |
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Social class |
A large group of people who rank similarly in property power and prestige |
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