Chapter 7 Vocab

Question 1

one form of deviance; specifically, behavior that violates criminal laws

Answer 1

crime

Question 2

behavior that is recognized as violating expected rules and norms

Answer 2

deviance

Question 3

continuing to be labeled as deviant even after the initial deviance may have ceased

Answer 3

deviant career

Question 4

groups that are organized around particular forms of social deviance

Answer 4

deviant community

Question 5

the definition of a person has of himself or herself as a deviant

Answer 5

deviant identity

Question 6

theory that interprets deviance as a behavior one learns through interaction with others

Answer 6

differential association theory

Question 7

theory that interprets the responses of others as most significant in understanding deviant behavior

Answer 7

labeling theory

Question 8

the use of race alone as the criterion for deciding whether to stop and detain someone on suspicion of their having committed a crime

Answer 8

racial profiling

Question 9

the process by which groups and individuals within those groups are brought into conformity with the dominant social expectations

Answer 9

social control