Quiz 4 Flashcards
(26 cards)
Labeling theory
External judgement assigns deviance as label that both changes how labeled people view themselves and how others respond to them
Stigma
A mark of deviance or disgrace. Negative labels
Primary
Initial act of deviance
Secondary
Deviant identity
Tertiary
Redefining deviant label as positive
Theories of deviance
Differential association
Structural strain theory
Conflict theory
Differential association
Believes deviance can be learned, instruction provides technique
Structural strain theory
Social goals people want to achieve so people are unable to reach them
Conformists
Accept the goals of the society
Innovators
Accept the goals of society, but look for new ways to achieve them
Ritualists
Aren’t interested in the goals of the society but they don’t accept the means of achieving the goals
Retreatists
Don’t accept the goals or the means
Rebels
Don’t accept the goals of society , they create their own goals
Conflict theory
Definitions and rules of deviance are applied unequally based on power
White collar crime
Committed by a person with high social class
Acts by elite organizations that result in a range of harms
Physical - death or injury
Financial - robbery, fraud, scams
Moral - aviation among members of lower classes
Simulacrum
Simulation so real it takes over reality
Pastiche
Collection of existing things to blend into someth8ng new like music or sampling
Elements of stratification
Race Gender Religion Age Disability
Max Weber
A social class is a large group of people who rank closely to one another in power, property and prestige
Income
Money received from paid wages and salaries
Davis and Moore thesis
Meritocracy - system of rewards based on merit
Tumins critique of Davis and Moore
Are positions with higher rewards more important?
Are they awarded by merit?
If stratification is functional for society, why doesn’t everyone benefit from it
Intergenerational mobility
Movement up or down social class from one generation to another
