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26 Cards in this Set
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What are some of the major reasons for the underreporting of crime in the US?
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Woman are afraid to report rape crimes in fear that they will be blamed.
some racial and ethnic groups distrust law enforcements |
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Which view of labelling theory reflects the notion that the most powerful define the labels?
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The Conflict View
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Which Sociologist coined the term ethnic succession?
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Daniel Belle
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Major characteristics of postmodern society?
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Technology sophisticated and preoccupied with consumer goods
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Herbert Blumer says that the distinctive characteristsic of human behavior is?
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Our response to someone's behavior is based on the meaning we attach to their actions.
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The distinctive characteristics of the human relations approach?
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Focuses on the workers feelings, frustrations, and emotional need for job satisfaction
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Bureaucratization?
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The process by which a group organization or social movement becomes increasingly bureaucratic
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Coalition?
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a temp or perm alliance geared toward a common goal
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Bearman on the adolescent sexual networks
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refer to page 111
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the views of Daniel Belle on the transition from industrial to postindustrial?
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A functionalist view....it is a positive developement
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What countries have higher rates of car theft than the US
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England Italy Australia New Zealand
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Merton's Anomie Theory of Deviance
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Innovator- Doesn't work hard, but wants money
ritualist-does the work, doesn't care about money retreatist-drug addicits rebel- finds new means and goals |
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an example of formal sanctions
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jail sentences and fines
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Perspective associated with both cultural transmission and routine activities?
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Interactionists
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Who created the control theory?
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Travis Hirschi
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Examples of differential association
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smoking, truancy, and early sexual behavior
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occupational prestige rankings
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Physician to newspaper vendor
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open stratifcation system
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position of the individual is influenced by achieved status
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How did Max Weber define power?
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the ability to exercise one's will over others
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what is social mobility
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movement of people from one position of sratification to another
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Which group experiences the highest level of poverty?
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Women, Latinos, and blacks
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In Karl Marx's view, social relations during any period of history depend on who controls the...?
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primary mode of economic production
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The working poor
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the working poor
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how does Karl Marx define the term proletariat?
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the working class
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Who thought that a person's position in a stratification system reflects some combination of their class status and power
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Max Weber
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Prestige refers to ?
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the respect and admiration a job holds in society
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