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Deviant Behavior
Taken from sociology lectures on deviance
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Sociology
Undergraduate 2
10/27/2011

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Term
Social Control
Definition
A group's formal and informal means of enforcing its norms.
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Sanctions
Definition
Either expressions of approval given to people for upholding norms or disapproval for violating norms.
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Deviance
Definition
The violation of norms (rules or expectations).
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Anomie
Definition
Durkheim's term for a condition in society in which people become detached from the norms that usually guide thier behavior.
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Differential Association
Definition
Edwin Sutherland's term to indicate that people who associate with certain groups learn an "excess of definitions" of deviance, increasing the likelihood that they will become deviant
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Labeling Theory
Definition
The view that the labels that people are given affect their behavior into either deviance or conformity.
Term
Which sociologist devised the concept of differential association?
Definition
Sutherland
Term
When someone acts according to others' perceptions about that person this is called:
Definition
Self-fullfilling prophecy.
Term
When the rules and norms of behavior are confused, sociologists call this an:
Definition
Anomic period
Term
Muir's study of rugby players was designed to learn:
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Male socialization.
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Lombroso stated that criminals could be identified by:
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Genetic features
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