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Ccj 4614 Exam 1 Questions And Answers
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Normative perspective of deviant behavior - Answers✔sees deviance as behavior that violates
generally accepted norms
situational perspective of deviant behavior - Answers✔focuses on social situation surrounding
the behavior in question
deviant behavior - Answers✔behavior that violates norms, are not required to be illegal
relationship between crime and deviance - Answers✔not static, changes over time
culture - Answers✔body of widely shared customs and values which provide general
orientations toward life and specific ways of achieving common goals
social organization - Answers✔provides the means for carrying out the complex network of
social interactions between individuals, social groups, and institutions
social interactions - Answers✔organized by a complex set of social norms and social roles
social norms - Answers✔generally agreed-upon guides for behavior that provide boundaries for
interpersonal relations
two types of social norms - Answers✔expectational and behavioral
expectational norms - Answers✔ideal for people who are enacting a particular social role or who
are in a given social situation
behavioral norms - Answers✔refer to what persons typically do when occupying a particular
social role or in a given social situation
social roles - Answers✔defined by a set of social norms for the behavior of individuals who
occupy given statuses in society
situational approach to the defining of deviance (process) - Answers✔1. defining behaviors
2. labeling actors
3. responding to the label attached to actor
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public condemnation - Answers✔level of such can serve as an indicator of the severity of a
deviant act; societal response dictates the extent of the behavior
formal controls for responding to criminal behavior - Answers✔official sanctioning of norm
violators (conviction, incarceration, etc.)
informal controls for responding to criminal behavior - Answers✔gossip, ridicule, exclusion
from group activities
William Graham's classification of social norms - Answers✔folkways
mores
laws
folkways - Answers✔everyday practices commonly observed within a given culture (expected to
be followed)
mores - Answers✔norms that govern more important sociocultural behaviors (offensive to
violate)
laws - Answers✔the most serious form of social norms, used to respond to criminal norm
violations
patterned vs idiosyncratic social dimensions - Answers✔- geographically scattered deviant
behaviors can be carried out similarly by people who have never met across geographical areas
- sociocultural and subcultural influences combine to increase the likelihood of certain deviant,
criminal, or aggressive behavior
- patterns of deviance can be institutionalized or patterned, embedding themselves in
sociocultural fabric (social facts or path dependence)
positive vs negative social dimensions - Answers✔- negative consequences on people and
society at large is why some acts are labeled deviant
- deviations from normative modes can bring about social change
- positive deviance = positive change
innovative vs routine social dimensions - Answers✔- innovative can be positive (scientific
breakthroughs) or negative (crime)
- routine: do not generally involve concerted effort
individual vs group deviance social dimensions - Answers✔- individual: lone offender
- organized criminal activities
episodic vs chronic social dimensions - Answers✔- situational deviance: confined to certain
situations or more chronic; extreme situations can give rise to episodic deviance
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Ccj 4614 Exam 1 Questions And Answers
100% Verified.
Normative perspective of deviant behavior - Answers✔sees deviance as behavior that violates
generally accepted norms
situational perspective of deviant behavior - Answers✔focuses on social situation surrounding
the behavior in question
deviant behavior - Answers✔behavior that violates norms, are not required to be illegal
relationship between crime and deviance - Answers✔not static, changes over time
culture - Answers✔body of widely shared customs and values which provide general
orientations toward life and specific ways of achieving common goals
social organization - Answers✔provides the means for carrying out the complex network of
social interactions between individuals, social groups, and institutions
social interactions - Answers✔organized by a complex set of social norms and social roles
social norms - Answers✔generally agreed-upon guides for behavior that provide boundaries for
interpersonal relations
two types of social norms - Answers✔expectational and behavioral
expectational norms - Answers✔ideal for people who are enacting a particular social role or who
are in a given social situation
behavioral norms - Answers✔refer to what persons typically do when occupying a particular
social role or in a given social situation
social roles - Answers✔defined by a set of social norms for the behavior of individuals who
occupy given statuses in society
situational approach to the defining of deviance (process) - Answers✔1. defining behaviors
2. labeling actors
3. responding to the label attached to actor
1
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public condemnation - Answers✔level of such can serve as an indicator of the severity of a
deviant act; societal response dictates the extent of the behavior
formal controls for responding to criminal behavior - Answers✔official sanctioning of norm
violators (conviction, incarceration, etc.)
informal controls for responding to criminal behavior - Answers✔gossip, ridicule, exclusion
from group activities
William Graham's classification of social norms - Answers✔folkways
mores
laws
folkways - Answers✔everyday practices commonly observed within a given culture (expected to
be followed)
mores - Answers✔norms that govern more important sociocultural behaviors (offensive to
violate)
laws - Answers✔the most serious form of social norms, used to respond to criminal norm
violations
patterned vs idiosyncratic social dimensions - Answers✔- geographically scattered deviant
behaviors can be carried out similarly by people who have never met across geographical areas
- sociocultural and subcultural influences combine to increase the likelihood of certain deviant,
criminal, or aggressive behavior
- patterns of deviance can be institutionalized or patterned, embedding themselves in
sociocultural fabric (social facts or path dependence)
positive vs negative social dimensions - Answers✔- negative consequences on people and
society at large is why some acts are labeled deviant
- deviations from normative modes can bring about social change
- positive deviance = positive change
innovative vs routine social dimensions - Answers✔- innovative can be positive (scientific
breakthroughs) or negative (crime)
- routine: do not generally involve concerted effort
individual vs group deviance social dimensions - Answers✔- individual: lone offender
- organized criminal activities
episodic vs chronic social dimensions - Answers✔- situational deviance: confined to certain
situations or more chronic; extreme situations can give rise to episodic deviance
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