Chapter 7 Flashcards
(26 cards)
A way to encourage conformity to societic norms
Social control
Process of reducing the seriousness of crimes that injured people or low status
Victim discounting
Repeating a criminal behavior
Recidivism
Except the goal of success but uses illegal means to achieve it
Innovation
Individuals learn deviance in proportion to the number of deviant acts there exposed to
Differential associations theory
Discouraging criminal acts by threatening punishment
Deterrence
Payback
Retribution
Process of changing or reforming a criminal through socialization
Rehabilitation
Individually Jackson goes but continues to use the legitment means
Ritualism
Undesirable traits or label that is used to characterize an individual
Stigma
Theory that individuals learn deviance in proportion to the same number of deviant acts they are exposed to
Differential association theory
Society creates deviance by identifying particular members as deviant
Labeling theory
People except the goal and the means to achieve it
Conformity
Compliance with social norms require strong bonds between individuals and society
Control theory
Occasional Norm breaking that’s not a part of the person’s lifestyle or self-concept
Primary deviance
Organize around breaking societies norms
Secondary deviance
High status people committing crimes that’s related to their careers
White-collar crime
Social condition in which norms are weak, conflicting or absent
Anomie
Explain why deviance is not easy to identify
Because deviance is subjective what may be deviant to one person
Identify the major types of social control and explain the differences between them
Internal knowing right from wrong
External- based on social sanctions ( positive,negative,formal, and informal )
How do you functionalists the perceived deviance and brief
Positive and negative effects
Discuss the negative consequences of deviance according to functionalists
Clarifies the norms and safety value
Differentiate between the major functional fears of deviance
Strain Theory- theory that deviance is more likely to occur when a gap exists between cultural goals
Control theory-compliance with social norms require strong bonds between individuals and society
Explain the four basic components of social bonds
1) attachment- members of society
2) commitment- social goals
3) involvement- participation in non-deviant social activity
4) belief- norms and values of society