CH 8 Flashcards
1
Q
DEVIANCE
A
Violation of norms
2
Q
STIGMA
A
blemishes that discredit a person claim to a normal identity
3
Q
SOCIAL CONTROL
A
formal and informal means of enforcing norms
4
Q
GENETIC PREDISPOSITION
A
Inborn tendencies
5
Q
PERSONALITY DISORDERS
A
makes an individual violate norms
6
Q
WHAT IS USED TO EXPLAIN DEVIANCE
A
Symbolic interactionism
Functionalism
and Conflict Theory
7
Q
LABELING THEORY
A
similar to stereotyping
8
Q
STRAIN THEORY
A
Robert Mertons term for
9
Q
WHITE COLLAR CRIME
A
Edwin Sutherlands term for crimes committed by people with higher class.
EX mostly wear suit and ties
10
Q
RECIDIVISM
A
rearrested
