Chapter 7: Deviance, Crime, Social Control

Question 1

Deviance

Answer 1

violation of established contextual, culture, or social norms

Question 2

Social Control

Answer 2

regulation and enforcement of norms (manager)

Question 3

Social Order

Answer 3

goal of social control, an arrangement of practices and behaviors which society bases daily life (employee handbook)

Question 4

Strain Theory

Answer 4

access to socially acceptable goals plays a part in determining whether person conforms or deviates

Question 5

Social Disorganization Theory

Answer 5

crime is most likely to occur in communities with weak social ties and absence of social control

Question 6

Labeling Theory

Answer 6

ascribing of a deviant behavior to another person by members of society, deviance is determined by reactions of others to behaviors

Question 7

Primary Deviance

Answer 7

violation of norms that does not result in any long-term effects (speeding)

Question 8

Secondary Deviance

Answer 8

person’s self-concept and behavior change after his actions label him as deviant (troublemaker) can bestow master status

Question 9

Differential Association Theory

Answer 9

individuals learn deviant behavior from those close to them (friends have sex, see it as okay)

Question 10

Crime

Answer 10

behavior that violates official law and is punishable through formal sanctions

Question 11

Legal Codes

Answer 11

maintain formal control through laws