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| Behavior that is nonconformity to a given set of norms that are accepted by a majority of people in a society. |
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1. Deviant subculture- Subculture whose members hold values differ substantially from those of the majority.
2. Psychopaths- A specific personality type: such as individuals lack the moral sense for others.
3. Anomie- Social norms lose their hold over individual behavior
4.Differential association- Criminal behavior is learned through association with others that do crime.
5. control theory- Imbalance between impulses toward criminal activity and controls the deter it. |
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Nonconformity to a given set of norms that are accepted by the majority.
Ex= nudity and bizarre clothing. |
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| it means social controls are successful; a desired behavior occurred and thus rewarded. |
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| that may be mild to severe and physical or psychological, depending on the circumstances. |
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| Differential association theory |
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Criminal behavior is learned through association with others who regularly engage in crime.
Developed by Edwin H. SutherLand |
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| People become deviant because certain labels are attached to their behavior by political authorities and others |
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1.Innovation
2.Conformists
3.Ritualism
4.Retreatism
5.Rebellion |
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| response due to the strain generated by our culture's emphasis on wealth and the lack of opportunities to get rich, which causes people to be "innovators" by engaging in stealing and selling drugs |
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| accept society's goals and the socially acceptable means of achieving them |
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| reject society's goals, but accept society's institutionalised means. |
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-reject the society's goals and the legitimate means to achieve them
- true deviants |
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| reject society's goals and legitimate means to achieve them, and instead creates new goals and means to replace those of society, creating not only new goals to achieve but also new ways to achieve these goals that other rebels will find acceptable |
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Deviance is delibaretly chosen and often political in nature
-inequalities of capitalist society |
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-Criminal activities carried out by those in white-collar, or professional jobs
-40x more money is taken than in other crimes
- affects more people |
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