Sociology Chapter 7
deviance - correct answer ✔behavior that departs from societal or group
norms
negative deviance - correct answer ✔involves behavior that under-conforms
to accepted norms
positive deviance - correct answer ✔involves behavior that over-conforms to
social expectations
deviant - correct answer ✔a person who breaks significant societal or group
norms
social control - correct answer ✔ways to encourage conformity to society's
norms
social sanctions - correct answer ✔rewards or punishments that encourage
conformity to social norms
anomie - correct answer ✔a social condition in which norms are weak,
conflicting, or absent
strain theory - correct answer ✔theory that deviance is more likely to occur
when a group exists between cultural goals and the ability to achieve these
goals by legitimate means
control theory - correct answer ✔theory that compliance with social norms
requires strong bonds between individuals and society
, differential association theory - correct answer ✔theory that individuals learn
deviance in proportion to the number of deviant acts they are exposed to
labeling theory - correct answer ✔theory that society creates deviance by
identifying particular members as deviant
primary deviance - correct answer ✔deviance involving occasional breaking
of norms that is not a part of a person's lifestyle or self-concept
secondary deviance - correct answer ✔deviance in which an individual's life
and identity are organized around breaking society's norms
stigma - correct answer ✔an undesirable trait or label that is used to
characterize an individual
victim discounting - correct answer ✔process of reducing the seriousness of
the crimes that injure people of lower status
white-collar crime - correct answer ✔job related crimes committed by high
status people
crime - correct answer ✔acts committed in violation of the law
criminal justice system - correct answer ✔system comprising institutions and
processes responsible for enforcing criminal statutes
deterrence - correct answer ✔discouraging criminal acts by threatening
punishment
deviance - correct answer ✔behavior that departs from societal or group
norms
negative deviance - correct answer ✔involves behavior that under-conforms
to accepted norms
positive deviance - correct answer ✔involves behavior that over-conforms to
social expectations
deviant - correct answer ✔a person who breaks significant societal or group
norms
social control - correct answer ✔ways to encourage conformity to society's
norms
social sanctions - correct answer ✔rewards or punishments that encourage
conformity to social norms
anomie - correct answer ✔a social condition in which norms are weak,
conflicting, or absent
strain theory - correct answer ✔theory that deviance is more likely to occur
when a group exists between cultural goals and the ability to achieve these
goals by legitimate means
control theory - correct answer ✔theory that compliance with social norms
requires strong bonds between individuals and society
, differential association theory - correct answer ✔theory that individuals learn
deviance in proportion to the number of deviant acts they are exposed to
labeling theory - correct answer ✔theory that society creates deviance by
identifying particular members as deviant
primary deviance - correct answer ✔deviance involving occasional breaking
of norms that is not a part of a person's lifestyle or self-concept
secondary deviance - correct answer ✔deviance in which an individual's life
and identity are organized around breaking society's norms
stigma - correct answer ✔an undesirable trait or label that is used to
characterize an individual
victim discounting - correct answer ✔process of reducing the seriousness of
the crimes that injure people of lower status
white-collar crime - correct answer ✔job related crimes committed by high
status people
crime - correct answer ✔acts committed in violation of the law
criminal justice system - correct answer ✔system comprising institutions and
processes responsible for enforcing criminal statutes
deterrence - correct answer ✔discouraging criminal acts by threatening
punishment
