Chapter 7 Flashcards
Deviance, crime, and Social Control
1
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Social Control
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the regulation and enforcement of norms
2
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Sanctions
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The means of enforcing rules
3
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Formal Sanctions
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Sanctions that occur in face to face interactions
4
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Deviance
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A violation of contextual, cultural, or social norms.
5
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Strain Theory
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access to socially acceptable goals plays a part in determining whether a person conforms or deviates
6
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Social Disorganization Theory
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crime is most likely to occur in communities with weak social ties and the absence of social control.
7
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Cultural deviance theory
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conformity to the prevailing cultural norms of lower class society causes crime
