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Sociology Chapter 7 Question and answers rated A+ Sociology Chapter 7 deviance - correct answer behavior that departs from societal or group norms negative deviance - correct answer involves behavior that under-conforms to accepted norms positive deviance - correct answer involves be...

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Sociology Chapter 7
deviance - correct answer ✔behavior that departs from societal or group
norms


negative deviance - correct answer ✔involves behavior that under-conforms
to accepted norms


positive deviance - correct answer ✔involves behavior that over-conforms to
social expectations


deviant - correct answer ✔a person who breaks significant societal or group
norms


social control - correct answer ✔ways to encourage conformity to society's
norms


social sanctions - correct answer ✔rewards or punishments that encourage
conformity to social norms


anomie - correct answer ✔a social condition in which norms are weak,
conflicting, or absent


strain theory - correct answer ✔theory that deviance is more likely to occur
when a group exists between cultural goals and the ability to achieve these
goals by legitimate means


control theory - correct answer ✔theory that compliance with social norms
requires strong bonds between individuals and society

, differential association theory - correct answer ✔theory that individuals learn
deviance in proportion to the number of deviant acts they are exposed to


labeling theory - correct answer ✔theory that society creates deviance by
identifying particular members as deviant


primary deviance - correct answer ✔deviance involving occasional breaking
of norms that is not a part of a person's lifestyle or self-concept


secondary deviance - correct answer ✔deviance in which an individual's life
and identity are organized around breaking society's norms


stigma - correct answer ✔an undesirable trait or label that is used to
characterize an individual


victim discounting - correct answer ✔process of reducing the seriousness of
the crimes that injure people of lower status


white-collar crime - correct answer ✔job related crimes committed by high
status people


crime - correct answer ✔acts committed in violation of the law


criminal justice system - correct answer ✔system comprising institutions and
processes responsible for enforcing criminal statutes


deterrence - correct answer ✔discouraging criminal acts by threatening
punishment

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