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Soc 110: Zollweg Section 2: Deviance
Deviant Behaviors and Terms
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
11/18/2009

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Term
Anomie
Definition

A mental state of normlessness

 

Being in a situation where you have no behavior rules to follow

Term
White Collar Crime
Definition

Refers to crimes committed by a person of high social status, during the course of his/her occupation

 

-embezzlement, theft, and insider trading

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Conforming Response to Anomie
Definition
accepts the means of achievement and the goal
Term
Cultural Transmission Theory
Definition
  • All societies are comprised of subcultures and some of the subcultures are deviant in a few ways.
  • Deviance already exists in all societies as a cultural pattern for behavior
  • As the self moves from one small association group to another, the expression of different norms and values are required for the survival in the group

 

 

Term
Street Crime
Definition

general crime committed by individuals

 

Essentially entails the F.B.I.'s list of the Eight Index Crimes

 

(Murder, Larceny, Aggravated Assault, Robbery, Burglary, Auto Theft, Arson, Rape)

Term
Labeling Theory
Definition
  • A person becomes deviant only when some deviant (non-deviant) label has been successfully applied to the person
  • Takes place through role taking of significant others around them
  • The person recognizes the label and eventually internalize the label and all related norms and values
Term
Primary Stage of Labeling Theory
Definition


whether the label applied was successful is dependent upon the relative weights of the significant other and the degree of agreement regarding the labels

 

Term
Blue Collar Crime
Definition

Refers to a crime committed by a person of ordinary status during the course of his/her occupation

 

-inventory shrinkage and cash pilfering

 

  • blue collar crime is the rationale for employee drug testing, lie detector test, and personality testing that is becoming common in the US
Term
Deviance
Definition

any behavior that violates certain social norms

 

NO UNIVERSALS

 

RELATIVE in definition (ie Incest)

Term
Crime
Definition
refers to any behavior that has been formally prohibited by a political authority
Term
Corporate Crime
Definition
Crime committed by corporate organizations, not individuals
Term
Percent of Drivers killed by Sober Drivers
Definition
55%
Term
Secondary Stage of Labeling Theory
Definition
Person accepts label as part of self & acts out behavior that is reflective of the norms and values perceived to be attached to the label
Term
Robbery
Definition
The taking of property from the possession of another trough force or threat of force
Term
A range of the # of people murdered in the US
Definition
18,000-25,000
Term
Country with highest % population in prison
Definition
US
Term
Demographic Characteristics of those committing Murder
Definition
  • half white, half black arrested
  • 80% under the age of 25
  • 80% male
  • 45% of all US murders occur in 8 southern states
Term
Demographic Characteristics of those committng Aggravated Assault
Definition
  • 60% white
  • white, single males, under age 25
  • 1 crime where the majority are black
Term
Demographic Characteristics of those committing Robbery
Definition
  • 56% committed by non-white
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Demographic Characteristics of those committing Burglary
Definition
  • 70% committed by white
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Demographic Characteristics of those committing Larceny
Definition
  • 69% white
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Demographic Characteristics of those committing Auto Theft
Definition
  • 63% white
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Demographic Characteristics of those committing Arson
Definition
  • 76% white
Term
Demographic Characteristics of those committing Rape
Definition
  • 73% white
Term
Most Addictive Drug
Definition
Cigarettes
Term
# of Lives Lost because of Corporate Crime
Definition

30,000 consumers because of product defects

 

100,000 workers because of known safety violations

 

Total: 130,000

Term
you are 40 times more likely to be killed by a bad driver than a drunk driver
Definition
Term
According to Cultural Transmission Theory, all societies are composed of...
Definition
subcultures and some of the subcultures are deviant in a few ways
Term
Innovated Response to Anomie
Definition
Rejects the means of achievement, but accepts the goal
Term
Cost of Street Crime
Definition

3-4 Billion $ lost

 

18,000-25,000 lost lives

Term
Retreatest Response to Anomie
Definition
rejects the means of achievement and the social goal
Term
Sociological Perspective of Deviance
Definition

Anomie Theory

 

Cultural Transmission Theory

 

Labeling Theory

Term
Sociological Perspective of Deviance: Anomie Theory
Definition
A social situation where there is a discrepancy between the normative social goals for citizens and the normative means of achievement
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Sociological Perspective of Deviance: Labeling Theory
Definition

Person only becomes deviant after the label has been applied to the person

 

Labeling takes place through role taking

 

 

Term
Sociological Perspective of Deviance:Cultural Transmission Theory
Definition

The self internalizes deviant norms and values from subcultures and groups in society that the individual spends the most time in

 

These values are required for survival in the group

Term
Cost of White Collar Crime
Definition

200-500 Billion $

 

 

Term
Cost of Corporate Crime
Definition

losses around 1 trillion $

 

30,000 consumers lost

 

100,000 employees lost

Term
Percent of multiple car accidents caused by innattentive drivers
Definition
80%
Term
Burglary
Definition
unlawful entry of a structure for the purpose of committing theft
Term
main distinction between Roughnecks and Saints
Definition
Activities, Social Class, and Community Perceptions
Term
# of deaths each year from smoking cigarettes
Definition

300,000-400,000 in US

 

5.6 million in the world

Term
# of deaths from alcohol consumption
Definition
100,000+
Term
Region of country with highest rate of violent crime
Definition
8 southern states in US
Term
Ritualistic response to Anomie
Definition
compulsively continues the means of achievement but has lost track of the goal
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Deviance is Relative
Definition

There are no universals

 

What is defined as deviance in one region may not be defined as deviance in another

Term
In the US, you are 5 times more likely to be killed at work than you are to be murdered
Definition
Term
In the state of WI, the employer is not required to tell you you're working with toxins
Definition
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