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The violation of norms.
(relative) |
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| The violation of rules that have been written into law. |
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Characteristics that discredit people.
(physical, mental, medical) |
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| Makes social life possible by making behavior predictable. |
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| Customary Social Arrangements |
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| Means of enforcing norms. |
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| Actions showing disapproval for deviance. |
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Actions showing approval for conforming to norms.
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There are 3
explanations for deviance.
1.Genetic Predispositions,
2.Personality Disorder,
3.and Sociologist's View.
What is Genetic Predisposition? |
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Born with characteristics that lead to deviance. |
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Control Theory has 2 control systems.
Inner Controls and Outer Controls.
What is Inner Controls? |
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Internalized morality.
(Conscience, religious principles, etc.) |
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Focuses on how labels help to funnel
people away OR into deviance. |
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In Labeling Theory there is
"Techniques of Neutralization".
What do people do in these techniques? |
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Try to deflect the norm.
They consider themselves to be conformists. |
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Societies makes the norms.
Those who experience strain and frustration may be motivated towards deviance. They can't succeed "normally". |
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Strain Theory
People who can't succeed "normally".
Meaning that can't succeed by:
1. Institutional Means,
2. Cultural Goals,
3. and Anomie.
What is Institutional Means? |
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Legitimate ways of achieving success.
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When people give up on goals or use deviance to obtain goals,
There are 4 Deviant Paths:
1. Innovators,
2. Ritualism,
3.Retreatism,
4. and Rebellion.
What do Innovators do? |
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Accept goals but use illegitimate means to get them.
(wealth + illegal means)
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| Illegitimate Opportunity Structures |
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Those with easier access to illegal means.
(Socio-economic status) |
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| Crimes committed by high status people |
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Conflict Perspective = Group conflict
In Conflict Perspective there are 3 classes that conflict:
1. Capitalist Class,
2. Working Class,
3. Marginal Working Class.
Within this conflict what does the Capitalist Class do? |
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| Buy labor which controls workers. |
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| Directed by the ruling class. |
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| Percentage of former prisoners who are re-arrested. |
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| Motivated by bias against another due to race, religion, sex, disability. |
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| Medicalization of Deviance |
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| Deviance is a sign of mental illness. |
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There are 3
explanations for deviance.
1.Genetic Predispositions,
2.Personality Disorder,
3.and Sociologist's View.
What is Personality Disorder?
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| Conditions within the individual. |
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There are 3
explanations for deviance.
1.Genetic Predispositions,
2.Personality Disorder,
3.and Sociologist's View.
What is Sociologist's View?
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Outside factors. Deviance is learned by social influences such as
family, neighbors, prison, or freedom.
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Control Theory has 2 control systems.
Inner Controls and Outer Controls.
What is Outer Controls?
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People who influence us.
(Attachments, commitments, involvements.)
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Strain Theory
People who can't succeed "normally".
Meaning that can't succeed by:
1. Institutional Means,
2. Cultural Goals,
3. and Anomie.
What is Cultural Goals?
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Strain Theory
People who can't succeed "normally".
Meaning that can't succeed by:
1. Institutional Means,
2. Cultural Goals,
3. and Anomie.
What is Anomie?
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When people give up on goals or use deviance to obtain goals,
There are 4 Deviant Paths:
1. Innovators,
2. Ritualism,
3.Retreatism,
4. and Rebellion.
In Ritualism what do they do?
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Give up on goals, still conform to behavior and
follow the rules of the job.
("burn out") |
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When people give up on goals or use deviance to obtain goals,
There are 4 Deviant Paths:
1. Innovators,
2. Ritualism,
3.Retreatism,
4. and Rebellion.
In Retreatism what do they do?
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Reject goals AND ways to achieve them.
(Drug dealers)
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When people give up on goals or use deviance to obtain goals,
There are 4 Deviant Paths:
1. Innovators,
2. Ritualism,
3.Retreatism,
4. and Rebellion.
In Rebellion what do they do?
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Reject goals and replace the old goals with new ones.
(Revolutionaries, Protestors)
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Conflict Perspective = Group conflict
In Conflict Perspective there are 3 classes that conflict:
1. Capitalist Class,
2. Working Class,
3. Marginal Working Class.
Within this conflict what does the Working Class do?
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Definition
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Term
Conflict Perspective = Group conflict
In Conflict Perspective there are 3 classes that conflict:
1. Capitalist Class,
2. Working Class,
3. Marginal Working Class.
Within this conflict what does the Marginal Working Class do?
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| Work for low pay because they have few skills. |
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