Quiz 11/30 Flashcards
Attachment
The more attached to individuals or groups you are the more likely you are to conform
Commitment
The more committed you are to social goals the more likely you are to conform
Involvement
The more involved you are in approved social activities the more likely you are to conform
Belief
The mo you believe in the norms and value of society the more like you are to conform
Two theories of defiance that are based on symbolic interactionism theory
Differential association theory
-the more deviant people you around the more deviant you are
Labeling theory
-deviant is a relative term because depending on who you seem society won’t see you as deviant
(A boy isn’t deviant for getting a girl pregnant but a girl is deviant for getting pregnant.)
What three things is the extent of differential association based on?
- Ratio of deviant to non deviant people
- Whether deviant behavior is practiced by significant others
- The age of exposure
Conflict theory view of deviance
The rich and powerful decide what is and isn’t deviant and what isn’t which is why minorities more time than not end up in trouble.
How is juvenile delinquency different from what most Americans think of as crime?
Juvenile delinquency is things that are legal for adults, like drinking and smoking, but illegal for children because they’re under aged.
What are the four basic components of social bonds?
- Attachment
- Commitment
- Involvement
- Belief