chapter 6 Flashcards
(18 cards)
in the means-end schema, a person who doesn’t “do the right thing” but does accomplish socially valued ends is an
innovator
the highest dollar value crime ever committedprior to the 1990’s was committed by
U.S. oil companies
“it is not the act itself, but the reactions to the act, that makes something _______.” - Becker
deviant
one fo the dangers of leading is
tracking
penalties of more than a year of incarceration indicate that a law-norm of the level of a _____ has been broken
felony
a blemish that discredits one’s claim to “normal” identity is a
stigma
from the functionalist perspective, deviance can be seen as (a) affirming norms, (b) promoting group unity, and (c) _______ _____ ______
promoting social change
in the means-end schema, a person who does “do the right thing” and does accomplish socially valued ends is a
conformist
an expression of approval or disapproval at behavior relative to a norm is a
sanction
in the means-end schema, a person who “does the right thing” but doesn’t seem to “get anywhere” is a
ritualist
the violation of norms written into law
crime
when someone’s released from prison, the likelihood that they will be sent back in
recidivism
the violation of norms
deviance
sociobiologists explain deviance by:
genetic predispositions
psychologists explain deviance by:
personality disorders
we begin to behave based on the norms of the people we hangout with
differential association theory
when the labels people are given affect their own and others’ perceptions of them, thus channeling their behavior into either deviance or conformity
labeling
penalties of less than a year of incarceration indicate that a law-norm of the level of a _____ has been broken
misdeameanor
