Flashcards in Test 1 Deck (41)
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Culture
Complex meaning and behavior that defines the way of life for a given group or society
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Culture relativism
Each culture relative to own values
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Desocialization
New identification (prison, army)
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Socialization
Lifelong process learning to be human
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Cooley "looking glass self"
We see ourselves as others see us
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Mead "role playing"
We use significant others as reference groups
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Freud "conflict model"
Between the id and superego is the ego
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Primary social interaction
Face to face, reoccurring, emotional attachment
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secondary social interaction
Short lived, one location, no emotional attachment
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Status
Who we are
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Ascribed status
Born with, inherit
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Achieved
Acquired after birth
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Roles
Behaviors associated with status
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Role set
Group of behavior
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Deviance
Behavior that exceeds role tolerance
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Perspectives of deviance
Religious, biological, medical, psychological, learning theory (learn subgroup norms), economic
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Durkheim
Need to deviance to maintain boundaries
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Labeling theory
Teacher labels kid as troublemaker, now seen as troublemaker
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Primary deviance
Act or behavior labeled as deviant
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Secondary deviance
If others treat you as deviant, you will fulfill that prophecy
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Stigmatization
Labels have huge effects
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Conflict model of deviance
Where do norms come from and who decides right from wrong?
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Class based definition
Most influential decide laws
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FBI's Uniform Crime Reports
Began in 1960s, collect and report data on index crimes
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Type I crimes
Crimes against persons or property
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7 index crimes
Murder, forcible rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larcency-theft, auto theft
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Type II crimes
Prostitution, drug use, vandalism, gambling, etc
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4 problems in reporting crime
Only Type I crimes
Must be recorded by police
If multiple crimes, only most serious recorded
Under reporting (victimization studies)
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Crime has been declining since
1990s
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