DSC: CH 6 Differential Association And Social Learning Theories Flashcards
Cultural deviance theory:
Cultural deviance theory:
a theory emphasizing the values, beliefs, rituals, and practices of societies that promote certain deviant behaviors. Related, subcultural explanations emphasize the values, beliefs, rituals, and practices of subgroups that distinguish them from the larger society.
Definitions:
Definitions:
attitudes, values, orientations, rationalizations, and beliefs related to legal and moral codes of society.
Differential association:
Differential association:
social interactions with deviant as opposed to conventional others.
Differential location in the social structure:
Differential location in the social structure:
social and demographic characteristics of individuals that define or influence their position or role in the larger social structure (e.g., age, sex, and socioeconomic status).
Differential reinforcement:
Differential reinforcement:
the balance of rewards and punishments (anticipated and/or actual) that follow from deviant behaviors.
Differential social location in groups:
Differential social location in groups:
one’s position or role in the social groups he or she is part of.
Imitation:
Imitation:
observing behavior and reenacting modeled behavior in actuality or in play.
Reinforcement:
Reinforcement:
an act or thing that strengthens or encourages a behavior.
Social structure:
Social structure:
organization of society, often hierarchical, that affects how and why people interact and the outcomes of those interactions.
Social structure:
Social structure:
organization of society, often hierarchical, that affects how and why people interact and the outcomes of those interactions.
Theoretically defined structural variables:
Theoretically defined structural variables:
measures based on social theories of deviance such as anomie or strain, social disorganization, or patriarchy, among others.
