sociology midterm

Question 1

What is deviant

Answer 1

the reaction of a person to another person that is acting out of the norm

Question 2

What is stigma

Answer 2

Characteristics that discredit someone

Question 3

what is social control

Answer 3

a group’s formal or informal means of enforcing norms by using sanctions

Question 4

what would happen without social norms

Answer 4

social chaos

Question 5

what are negative sanctions

Answer 5

range from social disapproval such as frowning or even prison

Question 6

what is positive sanction

Answer 6

range from smiles to rewards for work like an A for a grade

Question 7

what are the explanations of deviance

Answer 7

sociobiologists, sociologist and psychologist

Question 8

what is sociobiologists deviance

Answer 8

it is genetically predispositions seen more in animals

Question 9

what is psychologist deviance

Answer 9

abnormalities such as personality disorders

Question 10

what is sociologist deviance

Answer 10

within society such as social class

Question 11

what are the three symbolic interactionist perspective

Answer 11

differential association, control theory, and labeling theory

Question 12

What is differential association?

Answer 12

norms set by family, friends, neighbors.

Question 13

what are the two control systems in deviance

Answer 13

inner and outer controls

Question 14

what is inner control

Answer 14

morals, religion, conscience

Question 15

what is outer control

Answer 15

family, friends, police

Question 16

how do you apply control theory?

Answer 16

it depends on the situation and which control system is stronger at that time. inner or outer.

Question 17

what is labeling theory

Answer 17

when a person is labeled a certain way that is the way they will act.

Question 18

how do you reject labeling or techniques of neutralization

Answer 18

denial, or justify or appeal to higher level or condemming

Question 19

what are reactions to labeling

Answer 19

rejection, embracing, and power

Question 20

what are the three functional deviance

Answer 20

functional, strain theory, and illegitimate opportunity structures

Question 21

how can deviance be functional

Answer 21

made as an example, develops social unity and change.

Question 22

what is the strain theory

Answer 22

the strain of not being able to achieve the goal of society

Question 23

what does the strain theory lead to

Answer 23

anomie

Question 24

what are four reactions to anomie

Answer 24

innovation-steal, ritualism-work and be ok with not meeting the goal, retreatism -withdraw from society, rebellion- replace the goal with something else

Question 25

white collar crime is an example of what?

Answer 25

illegitimate opportunity structure

Question 26

what are the three perspectives of deviance?

Answer 26

conflict perspective, functional, and interactionist

Question 27

recidivism

Answer 27

prisons having a high re-occurrence rate

Question 28

medicalization

Answer 28

crimes committed due to medical illness

Question 29

mead is responsible for what?

Answer 29

role play

Question 30

what are the three role play stages?

Answer 30

imitate, team play, play

Question 31

Piaget’s theory of the development of reasoning has how many stages?

Answer 31

4

Question 32

Ekman’s research had how many global emotions?

Answer 32

6

Question 33

Folkways are?

Answer 33

norms not strictly enforced

Question 34

what is master status?

Answer 34

a status someone earns like a degree

Question 35

society is

Answer 35

A people who share a culture and a territory

Question 36

culture

Answer 36

the way people live in a certain location

Question 37

Gemeinschaft

Answer 37

(primary family or small towns)

Question 38

gesellchships

Answer 38

secondary relationships