Quiz 6 Flashcards
differential association
term to indicate people associate with some groups learn an “excess of definition” of deviance
deviance
the violation of rules
strain theory
when a society socializes large # of people to desire cultural goal but withhold some means; crime
Durkheim - deviance
1) moral boundaries
2) social unity
3) promotes social change
conflict theorists stress that…
power elite developed legal system used to stabilize social order, using it to control the poor who threaten powerful
labeling theory
view that labels people are given affect how they and others see them
ritualism
want cultural goals, but follow strict laid out rules toward attaining them even if the means prove futile
stigma
“blemishes” that discredit a person’s claim to “normal” identity
control theory
inter & outer controls work against tendencies to deviate
personality disorder
the view that a personality disturbance of some sort causes an individual to violate social norms
US has 5% of the worlds population but
25% of the worlds total prisoners
less likely to be deviant if…
married or higher education
functionalists say about social mobility and crime
social classes differ in opportunities
mass murder VS serial killer
MM-all at once
SK-multiple murders over a period of time
medicalization of deviance
to make deviance a medical matter
