Unit 3 Ch 7&8

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life structure

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combination is statuses, roles, activities, goals, values, beliefs, and life circumstances that characterize an individual

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mentor

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someone who foster an individuals development by believing in the person,sharing the persons dreams, and helping the person achieve those dreams.

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labor force

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all individuals 16 and older who are employed in paid positions or who are seeking paid employment.

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profession

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high status occupation that requires sepciealized skills obtained though formal education.

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unemployment

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situation that occurs when people do not have jobs but are actively seeking employment

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gerontology

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scientific study of the processes and phenomena of aging.

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Alzheimer's disease

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organic condition that result in the progressive destruction of the brain cell.

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dependency

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shift from being an independent adult to being dependent on others for physical or financial assistance

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novice phase

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term proposer by Daniel Levinson and his colleagues from the first three stages of the early adulthood era.

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deviance

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behavior that violates significant social norms.

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stigma

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mark of social disgrace that sets the deviant apart from the rest of society.

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criminology

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social scientist who study criminal behavior.

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crime

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any act that is labeled as such by those in authority, is prohibited by law, and is punishment by government

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police discretion

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the power held by police officer to decide who is actually arrested.

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racial profiling

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the practice of assuming nonwhite Americas are more likely to commit crimes then white american

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plea bargain

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prices of leave negotiations that allows an accused person to plead guilty to lesser charger in return from a lighter sebtence

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recidivism

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repeated criminal behaiver

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cultural transmission theory

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theory that views deviance as a learner behavior transmitted though interaction with other