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| any violation of norms, mild to extreme. |
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| characteristics that discredit people. |
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| a group's customary social arrangements. |
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| formal and informal means of enforcing norms. |
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| expressed disapproval of deviance, can be either mild or extreme depending on the act. |
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| rewards for people who confirm norms. |
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1. low intelligence leads to crime
2. XYY theory-extra Y leads to crime
3. body type-squarish people more likely to commit crime. |
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| deviating individuals have deviating personalities. |
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| differential association (Edwin Sutherland)/SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONIST PERSPECTIVE |
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| we learn to deviate from or conform to society's norms primarily from the different groups we associate with. |
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| CONTROL THEORY/Walter Reckless |
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| 2 control systems work against our motivations to deviate. Our inner controls vs outer controls |
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| Labeling theory/ *symbolic interactionist perspective |
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| labels tend to become a part of our self-concept and help to set us on paths that either propel us into or divert us from deviance. |
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| How does the functionalist perspective view deviance? |
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| 1. it affirms norms. 2. promotes social unity 3. promotes social change. |
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| legitimate ways of achieving success. |
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| when the legitimate means for achieving cultural goals are blocked-- this leads to deviance. |
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| illegitimate opportunity structures |
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| on the "hustle" .."hustlers" are seen as role models who have attained the cultural goal of success. |
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| refers to the crimes that people of respectable and high social status commit in the course of their occupations. |
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| crimes done by executives in order to benefit their corporation. |
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| those who buy labor and control workers |
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| those who sell their labor |
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| those who have few skills, who are subject to layoffs, and whose jobs are low paying, part time, or seasonal. |
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| conflict theory and law as an instrument of oppression... |
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| the belief that law operates impartially and administers a code that is shared by all is a cultural myth promoted by the capitalist class. |
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| prisoners who are re-arrested |
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| medicalization of deviance |
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| deviance including crime is a sign of mental sickness. |
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