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Behavior that violates significant social norms and disapproved by large number of people.
Deviance
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Mark of social disgrace that sets the deviant apart from those who considers themselves "normal".
Stigma
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___________ of deviance focus on genetic predispositions to deviance.
Biological explanations
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_____________ of deviance focus on abnormalities in the individual's personality, on what are called personality disorders.
Psychological explanations
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____________ of deviance focus on social factors affecting the individual.
Social explanations
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_____________ perspective is a view interpreting social life through symbols.
Symbolic interactionist
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Indicates that we learn to deviate or to conform to society's norms mostly by the people with whom we associate.
Differential association
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Focuses on significance of the labels (names and reputations) given to people which will affect the person's self concept.
Labeling theory
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Views the society as a whole unit, made up of interrelated parts that work together and serves a function.
Functionalist perspective
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Person's sense of normlessness because he/she is blocked from identifying with the conventional norms of the society.
Anomie
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Analyzes what happens when people in society are socialized into desiring cultural goals but are denied access to institutionalized means of achieving these goals.
Anomie theory
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Stresses that all of us are propelled toward deviance - by temptations, hostility, resentment, pressures from peers and so on.
Control Theory
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View that conflict occurs between classes and that the powerful will try all means to maintain their privileged position.
Conflict Theory
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Acts of racism, sexism and imperialism that violate basic human rights.
Crimes
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Legally defined as the willful killing of one human being by another.
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter
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Unlawful attack by one person on another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury.
Aggravated Assault
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Carnal knowledge of a female, forcibly and against her will.
Forcible rape
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Taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or putting the victim in fear.
Robbery
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Unlawful entry to commit theft or other serios crime.
Burglary
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Unlawful taking, carrying, leading or ridding away of property from the possession of another.
Larceny-theft
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Theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle.
Auto theft
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Any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn the personal property of another.
Arson
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Violations of the law in which there are no readily apparent victims.
Victimless crimes
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All crimes typically committed by high status people, such as tax evasion, and toxic pollution.
White collar crime
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Sanctions and other measures that society applies to convicted criminals.
Corrections
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Repeated crime by those who have been convicted before.
Recidivism
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