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Soc 1
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
06/10/2009

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Social Control
Definition
Those mechanisms that create normative compliance in individuals.
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Labeling Theory
Definition
The belief that individuals unconsciously notice how others see or label them, and their reactions to those labels, over time, come to form the basis of their self-identity
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Deviance
Definition
actions or behaviors that violate cultural norms including formally-enacted rules (e.g., crime) as well as informal violations of social norms (e.g., nose-picking).
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Civil Rights Movement
Definition
Many race riots and cultural radicalism; increase in crime rates (due mainly to population growth)
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Immigration Act
Definition
1965; Black migration to urban centers
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Civil Rights Act
Definition
1964
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Crime Bill
Definition
1968
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Second Crime Bill
Definition
1984; 500g of cocaine vs. 5g of crack cocaine. 5 year mandatory.
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Culture
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Set of beliefs, traditions, and practices; the sum of social categories and concepts we embrace in addition to beliefs, practices, and surroundings; that which is not the natural environment around us. (Culture = Human - Nature)
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