Deviance and Crime Flashcards
any action, belief, or human characteristic that members of a society or social group consider a violation of social norms, for which the violator is likely to be punished or censured.
Deviance
According to strain theorists, what leads to deviant behavior?
Lack of access to cultural goals and institutional means to achieve the goals
According to your text, crime refers to behavior that violates criminal law and is punishable with fines, jail terms, and or other negative sanctions. T or F?
True
According to Merton, ________ occurs when people accept the culturally approved goals and pursue them through the approved institutional means.
Conformity
Circumstances that provide access to desired goals through illegal behaviors and subcultures are referred to as:
Illegitimate Opportunity Structures
Conflict crimes are those for which laws prohibit an action but for which there is not a strong consensus. T or F?
True
_________ theory holds that the probability of deviance increases when a person’s ties to society are weakened or broken.
Social bond/Conflict
_______ deviance is the initial act of rule-breaking.
Primary
“Joe Chemo” represents the _______ of deviance.
Relative Nature
Almost 50% of all prisoners are there for violent offenses. T or F?
False
According to conflict theory _________ are those who have been marginalized (rioters) versus __________ those of stigmatized groups (welfare recipients.
Social Dynamite, Social Junk
Mary downloaded some music from a site on the Internet and didn’t pay for it, and thought her actions weren’t illegal since many friends of hers had done the same. Mary is an example of a: _______
Deviant Consumer
_________ was one of the creators of the structional/functionalist theoretical perspective.
Emile Durkheim
John is a drug dealer who wants to make quick money. According to strain theory, John is an example of an: ________
Innovator
Since the 1970’s the prison population has exploded. One reason for this is the: _______
Rise of for profit prisons
According to the film, in 1964 approximately 2/3 of prisoners were non-white whereas today, 2/3 of the prison population are white. T or F?
False
One of the characteristics of a psychopath is the inability to feel guilt or wrongful actions. This characteristic was identified as applicable to: _______
Corporations
The example used in class of the sentencing disparity between crack users and cocaine users is best explained by ________ theory.
Conflict
According to the lecture, one reason for corporate crime today is that those in power, such as CEO’s, are ________ pragmatists.
Amoral
In the case of KBR, ________ was causing illness among U.S. military personnel.
Contaminated water
Joe wants to go out this weekend but he has no money. He thinks about stealing some money from a co-worker but he doesn’t, as he is aware this is morally wrong. This is an example of which theory as it relates to deviance?
Social Control Theory
Conflict-critical theorists point out that often times the elite, when it comes to deviant criminal behavior:
Have a great ability to commit deviant acts and escape penalties
A researcher who is studying organized crime and is utilizing the interactionist perspective would focus on:
How a person chooses to be a part of organized crime because it provides protection.
John is at a fraternity party and drinks excessively for the first time in his life. This is an example of:
Primary deviance
When a person has internalized a deviant label that is placed on them this is referred to as:
Secondary Deviance
The Elephant Man is an example of someone who had a ________ placed on him by others who defined him as deviant due to his appearance.
Stigma
John is a gay male who chooses not to share his sexual orientation with his co-workers who have voiced their bias against homosexuals. He is someone, in his opinion, who has _________
Discreditable Stigma
There are some people who want the Constitution to state that marriage should only be between a husband and a wife, thus having same sex marriage be defined as a deviant act. These people are examples of: ________
Moral Entrepreneurs
A _____________ is a widespread, but disproportionate reaction, to the form of deviance in a question.
Moral Panic
A __________ studies all aspects of crime
Crimonologist
According to lecture, __________ is what occurs when companies take advantage of low-income minority communities and build large scale dump sites.
Environmental Racism.
This is simply the violation of a criminal law.
Crime
Who said “Deviance is Universal and Necessary”
Durkheim
This involves a legal organization that violate the law including, such illegal acts as antitrust violations and stock market violations.
Corporate Crime
