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| is a set of expected behaviors for a given social status. |
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| is a violation of norms that typically elicits a response from someone. |
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| a sexual orientation toward persons of the same sex. Consider |
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| the tendency to judge others based on our own experiences |
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| the tendency to look for the cultural context in which differences in cultures occur |
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| deviance resides in the very nature of an act and is wrong at all times and in all places |
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| claims that deviance is only a violation of a specific group's or society's rules at a specific point in time. |
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claims that behavior does not become deviant unless it is disapproved of by those in authority (laws)
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| is formal and informal attempts at enforcing norms |
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| Pluralistic Theory of Social Control |
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| claims that society is made up of many competing groups whose diverse interests are continuously balanced. |
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| is the customary and typical social arrangements which society's members use to base their daily lives on. |
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| might be remarks from family or peers about a behavior |
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| are more strongly enforced and might come from a police officer, teacher, or judge. |
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| are punishments or negative reactions toward deviance |
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| are rewards for conforming behavior |
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| Merton devised a theory of deviance that brings in the concept of materialism. The average American sees the American Dream as a goal of monetary success. Most desire the dream which is the culturally-approved goal but some realize that they lack the culturally-approved means to attain it. |
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| are the political, corporate, and military leaders of a society who are uniquely positioned to commit elite crimes, or crimes of insider nature that typically are difficult to punish and have broad social consequences upon the masses. |
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These people are not deviants; they live with what they have and get by; they accept and pursue their goals within the socially accepted means; some will attain the American Dream. Average U.S. Citizens. |
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People accept and pursue the goals by replacing legitimate with deviant/criminal means to attain them. Criminals. |
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People lower their goals; they appear to pursue the goals by going along with the means. Someone who focuses on following rules, fitting in, or conforming instead of attaining the dream. |
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People reject the goals and the means; they withdraw. Street people, bag ladies, and hoboes. |
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People reject the goals and the means but replace them with their own goals and means. Terrorists and freedom fighters. |
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| when an individual violates a norm but is not caught or is not labeled as a deviant. |
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| is when the individual internalizes the deviant identity others have placed upon her and it becomes part of her |
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| a social position that is so intense it becomes the primary characteristic of the individual (ex-con, gang banger, etc.). Understanding how powerful a master status can be as a labeling influence helps to understand why so many criminals reoffend and end up incarcerated again |
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| the act of a person repeating an undesirable behavior after they have experienced negative consequences of that behavior. |
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| is an approach that studies how people learn behaviors through interactions with others |
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the process of learning deviance from others in your close relationships who provide role models of and opportunities for deviance.
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