Crime And Deviance Definitions Flashcards
What percentage of crime do statistics cover
30%- good way to criticise crime
Conformity
type of social influence where a person changes their attitude or behaviour in response to group pressure
Rebellion
individuals reject both the goals and the means of achieving them and work to transform the existing social structure
Retreatism
occurs when individuals reject both the goals and the means of achieving them, and instead turn to a life of withdrawal or escape.
Ritualism
occurs when individuals reject the goals of society but continue to follow the prescribed means of achieving them.
Innovation
occurs when individuals accept the goals of society but not the means of achieving them, and instead turn to illegal or illegitimate means to achieve their goals.
perpetuate
to cause something to continue
Status frustration
A feeling of frustration experienced by individuals when they are denied the opportunity of attaining social status
What are the 5 reactions to strain
Conformity, retreatism, ritualism, innovation, rebellion
What are the three subcultures included in the illegitimate opportunity structures by Cloward and Ohlin
Criminal , conflict, retreatist
Which sociologist is associated with focal concerns
Walter B Miller
Name the 6 Focal concerns
trouble, toughness, smartness, excitement, fate, and autonomy.
What is utilitarian crime
Crime committed for material gain. Theft
What are the four ways in which deviance is a social construct
Strengthens collective values, enables social change, safety valve, warning device
What are the three parts of the personality according to Freud
Id, ego, super ego
