Week 6 Chapter 6

Question 1

Norms

Answer 1

rules or expectations that are socially enforced

Question 2

Mores

Answer 2

norms that are widely adhered to and have great moral or social significance

Question 3

Folkways

Answer 3

norms that guide casual or everyday interactions

Question 4

Deviance

Answer 4

rule-breaking behavior of some kind which fails to conform to the norms and expectations of a particular society or social group

Question 5

Deviant Subculture

Answer 5

a subculture whose members hold values that differ substantially from those of the majority

Question 6

Sanction

Answer 6

a mode of reward or punishment that reinforces socially expected forms of behavior

Question 7

Psychopath

Answer 7

a specific personality type; such individuals lack the moral sense and concern for others held by most normal people

Question 8

Anomie

Answer 8

referring to a situation in which social norms lode their hold over individual behavior(Emile Durkheim)

Question 9

Relative Deprivation

Answer 9

the recognition that one has less than his or her peers

Question 10

Differential Association

Answer 10

criminal behavior is learned through association with others who regularly engage in crime(Edwin Sutherland)

Question 11

Labeling Theory

Answer 11

people become “deviant” because certain labels are attached to their behavior by political authorities or others

Question 12

Primary Deviance

Answer 12

the actions that cause others to label one as a deviant(Edwin Lemert)

Question 13

Secondary Deviance

Answer 13

occurs when an individual accepts the label of deviant and acts accordingly

Question 14

UCR

Answer 14

documents that contain official data on a crime that is reported to law enforcement agencies that then provide the data to the FBI

Question 15

Hate Crime

Answer 15

a criminal act by an offender who is motivated by some bias, such as racism, sexism, and homophobia

Question 16

White-Collar Crime

Answer 16

criminal activities carried out by those white-collar, or professional, jobs

Question 17

Corporate Crime

Answer 17

offenses committed by large corporations in society, including pollution, false advertising, and violations or health and safety regulations

Question 18

Organized Crime

Answer 18

criminal activities carried out by organizations established as businesses

Question 19

Broken Windows Theory

Answer 19

even small acts of crime, disorder, and vandalism can threaten a neighborhood and render it unsafe

Question 20

Community Policing

Answer 20

a renewed emphasis on crime prevention rather than law enforcement to reintegrate policing within the community