Deviance
Theories
Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
Conflict Perspective
Crime and Punishment
100
This term refers to the behavior that departs from societal or group norms.
What is deviance?
100

When my friends said I was too weird to be in the group, I started doing even weirder stuff. This can best be explained by ___________ theory.

What is labeling?

100
This is an undesirable characteristic or label used by others to deny the deviant full social acceptance.
What is stigma?
100

These are street crimes committed by people of lower classes

What is blue collar crime?

100
This is an act in violation of statute law.
What is crime?
200
This involves behavior that fails to meet accepted norms.
What is negative deviance?
200
This is when the individual rejects the goal but continues to use the legitimate means.
What is ritualism?
200
This refers to deviance as a lifestyle and as a personal identity.
What is secondary deviance?
200
The supporters of this perspective believe that minorities receive unequal treatment in the American criminal justice system.
What is conflict perspective?
200
This is a term that refers to legal violations among those under 18 years of age.
What is juvenile crime?
300
This involves overconformity to norms, leading to an imbalance and extremes of perfection.
What is positive deviance?
300
This is a deviant response in which both the legitimate means and the approved goals are rejected.
What is retreatism?
300
This is when a person engages only in isolated acts of deviance.
What is primary deviance?
300
This is any crime committed by respectable and high-status people in the course of their occupations.
What is white-collar crime?
300
This is a method of protecting society from criminals by keeping them in prisons.
What is incarceration?
400
This is a way to promote conformity to norms.
What is social control?
400
This is the theory that says conformity to social norms depends on the presence of strong bonds between individuals and society.
What is control theory?
400

This theory explains why deviance is relative. Under this perspective, people become deviant not because of the act itself, but how people react to that act.

What is labeling theory?

400

True or false: crime is on the rise in the United States since the 1990s

False!

400

This is punishment intended to make criminals pay for their acts.

What is retribution?

500

These are rewards or punishments that are designed to encourage desired behavior.

What is social sanctions?

500
In 1968, sociologist Robert Merton adapted Durkheim’s concept of anomie to deviant behavior and called his hypothesis ________.
What is strain theory?
500

This theory emphasizes the role of primary groups in teaching deviance to others.

What is differential association theory?

500
Our sociologist behind conflict theory

Who is Karl Marx?

500
This is the repetition of or return to criminal behavior?
What is recidivism?
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