Deviance Flashcards

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Beliefs

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what a culture believes is true

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Deviance

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the act of breaking social norms

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Values

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the standard a culture sets for what is good

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Norms

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behaviors considered normal

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5
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Social control

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the regulation and enforcement of norms, carried out by sanctions

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Functionalist explanations

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Disorganization, cultural deviance, and strain theory

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Functionalist say deviance

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reinforces or challenges social norms

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Disorganization

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crime occurs where there is low social control and weak ties

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Cultural deviance

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norms of poverty lead to deviance (crime)

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Strain theory

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whether someone accepts societal goals and whether they accept the norms to achieve these goals determines if they deviate

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Ways people accept or don’t accept society

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conformity, innovation, ritualism, retreatism, rebellion

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Conflict Theory says deviance is cause by

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social and economic factors

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Marx idea on deviance

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those who own the means of production decide what is the norm and what is deviant

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Mills idea on deviance

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expands on Marx’s theory, says those with less power will be more affected by negative sanctions than those with more power

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Symbolic Interactionist Explanations

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Labeling, differential association, control theory

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16
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Labeling

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being labeled as deviant leads to deviant behavior

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Differential Association

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deviance is learned behavior

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Control Theory

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deviance is based on social bonds, and crime stems from a lack of belonging

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Levels of bonding

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attachment, commitment, involvement, belief

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Crime

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act of deviance that breaks the law

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Types of crime

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violent, property, against society

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White Collar crime

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illegal or unethical acts that violate responsibility or public trust, usual occur during work

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Police

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maintain social order

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Courts

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listen to and make decisions of guilt

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Plea Bargain

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accept guilty verdict for a reduced sentence

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Corrections

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jail, prison, probation, parole