Sterotyping and racism Flashcards
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Strain Theory- deviance is likely to occur when a gap exists between cultural goals & the ability to achieve these by leg
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Victim Discounting- Process of reducing the seriousness of the crime based on a persons status in society
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Unit V Stereotyping and Racism
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Alienation- Term refers to an individual’s estrangement form tradition community and others in general
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Discrimination- Term for treating people differently based on ethnicity
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race
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Prejudice- Widely held negative attitudes towards a group and its individual members
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Scapegoat- Term for singling out any party for unmerited negative treatment or blame
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Stereotype- Distorted
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exaggerated or oversimplified image applied to a category of people
