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| act that results in the labeling of a person as a deviant (rule breaker) |
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way we prevent deviance
(formal- laws,prison,mental hospitals)
(informal- mom and dad tell you not to do things) |
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| crimes committed by people of higher position, typically in the course of their occupation,fraud,bribery,and embezzlement |
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| attribute or quality that is deeply discrediting |
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| form of splitting people up by means of class or status |
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| Caste is what you are born into that determines your status in life. Class is an achieved status |
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| referring to a biological matter "sociologist say its a social concept" imbreeding population that develops distinctive characteristics that are hereditary |
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| shared ancestory with distinctive cultural patterns |
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| ideology based on a belief that an observed, inherited trait such as skin color is a mark of inferiority and justifies discrimination treatment |
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| has majority of control over economic and political aspects of society |
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| state sponsored mass killing with intent of exterminating an entire population. ex. the holocaust |
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| forcible removal of one population off a territory claimed by others and receive unequal treatment |
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ecological or institutional separation of racial or ethnic groups
>de jure- segregation by law
>de facto- segregation by norms |
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| WI Thomas and Ethnic group formation |
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| studied italian immigrants that blended their beliefs with those of Americas. Became italian americans |
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| set of people who because of phyical or cultural characteristics are singled out by others and receive unequal treatment |
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| Smith and Vishers 6 factors that go into an arrest |
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1. seriousness of the crime 2. victims desire to resolve the situation
3. suspect uncooperative 4. suspect known for previous offenses 5. bystanders around 6. persons of color |
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| retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation, and societal protection |
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| moral vengence by which a society inflicts on an offender suffering comparable to that caused by the offense |
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| attempt to discourage criminality thru punishment 1. get punished 2. made an example |
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| reforming an offender so he/she doesnt commit crime again |
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| rendering an offender incapable of further offenses thry incarceration or execution |
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| Emilie Durkheim and the function of deviance |
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| affirms cultural values and norms, clarifies moral boundaries, brings people together, deviance encourages social change |
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| Robert Merton and deviance |
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| the extent and kind of deviance depends on whether a society provides the means to achieve cultural goals. (edu, good job, hardwork) |
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| Medicalization of Deviance |
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| transformation of something that is morally or legally deviant into a medical condition. obesity |
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| violations of the law where there is no apparent victim. ex. prostitution, and gambling |
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| Who tends to commit more crimes? |
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| people who are between the ages of 15 and 24 and men and who are in the lover class |
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