Chaper 7 Flashcards
Positive and negative sanctions
Positive are rewards for conforming
Social control
Regulation and enforcement of norms
Formal sanctions
Ways to officially recognize and enforce norm violations
Strain theory
Access to socially acceptable goals play a part in determining whether a person conforms or deviates
Social disorganization theory
Crime is most likely to occur in communities with weak social ties and absence of social control
Cultural deviance theory
Conformity to the prevailing social norms of lower class society causes crime
Labeling theory
Ascribing a deviant behavior to another person
Primary deviance
A violation of norms that does not result in any long term effects on the individuals self image or interaction with others
Secondary deviance
A persons self concept and behavior begin to change after his or her actions are labeled as deviant by other members of society
Differential association theory
Individuals learn deviant behavior from those close to them
Control theory
Social control is directly arrested by the strength of social bonds and that deviance results from a feeling of disconnection from society
Informal sanctions
Sanctions that occur face to face
Crime trends in the US
Rates of violent and nonviolent crimes are decreasing
A disadvantage of the national crime victimization survey?
The NCVS can’t everyone reach people without phones
