chapter 4- soc Flashcards
rules of conduct that specify appropriate behavior in a given range of social situations
norms
mode of reward or punishment that reinforces socially expected forms of behavior
-pos or neg
-recieving purple heart, key to city
sanctions
rules of behavior established by a political authority and backed by state power
laws
any action that contravenes the laws established by a political authority
crime
modes of action that dont conform the norms of society held by most members of society
deviance
subculture whose members hold values different from the majority
deviant subculture
emile durheim
how society exerts actions
situation where social norms lose their hold over individual behavior
anomie
new ideas and behaviors can create change in society
-marijuana
adaptive functions
crime strengthens group solidarity and clarify norms when people react negitvely to the deviance
-domestic violence
boundary maintenance functions
robert Merton
typology
values success and accepts what society offers
-working
conformist
accepts socially approved values but illgitmate means
innovator
socially accepted standards but lost sight
ritualist
does not value success
retreatist