chapter 7 – deviance – Flashcards
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Informal Social Control
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Social control that is carried out by casually by ordinary people through such means, laughter, smiles, and ridicule.
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formal sanction
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Being imprisoned for murder would be an example of a (an)
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The theory that crime and deviance are caused by absence or breakdown of communal relationships and social institutions--
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social disorganization theory
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Monica, a new student at Valley High School, becomes friends with a group of teenagers who use marijuana and remain seated during the singing of the National Anthem. Although Monica had never used marijuana and used to sing the Anthem, she begins to engage in the same behavior as her new friends. This is an example of
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differential association
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According to a study by Stanley Milgram, individuals will..
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obey the commands of people viewed as legitimate authority figures, even if the behavior may harm another individual.
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Which term is used in the sociological literature to describe a loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective?
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anomie
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Going along with peers--
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conformity
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A corporate vice president is convicted of attempting to bribe a presidential aide. This kind of crime is called
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white-collar crime
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An approach to deviance that attempts to explain why certain people are viewed as deviants while others engaged in same behavior are not.
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labeling theory
