Foundations of Deviance
The behavior that violates social norms.
What is Deviance?
The Theory that people learn deviance through interaction.
What is Differential Association Theory?
A first, minor act of rule‑breaking that does not change identity.
What is Primary deviance?
The crimes tracked by the FBI such as murder and burglary.
What are Index crimes?
The recognized right to exercise power.
What is Authority?
Durkheim’s term for normlessness or a breakdown of social expectations.
What is Anomie?
The Theory that deviance results from society’s reaction to behavior.
What is Labeling Theory?
Repeated deviance resulting from internalizing a deviant label.
What is Secondary deviance?
The law violations committed by minors.
What is Juvenile delinquency?
The process of defining who is “in” and who is “out” of a group.
What is Boundary Maintenance?
The Theory that states deviance increases when norms are weak or unclear.
What is Anomie Theory?
The Theory that deviance occurs when bonds to society weaken.
What is Social Control Theory?
The crimes committed by respectable people in professional settings.
What is White‑collar crime?
A legal negotiation where a defendant pleads guilty for a lighter sentence.
What is Plea bargaining?
Mechanisms society uses to regulate behavior and maintain order.
What is Social control?
The idea that people act based on how they interpret a situation.
What is the definition of the situation?
The Theory that argues that deviance is shaped by inequality and power struggles.
What is Radical Theory?
The acts that are illegal only because of the age of the offender.
What is Status crimes?
A group whose norms encourage deviant behavior.
What is Deviant subculture?
The idea that deviance is shaped by those who hold power and define norms.
What is Social reality?
A group with values and norms different from the dominant culture.
What is a subculture?
The idea that deviance is shaped by how society collectively defines reality.
What is Social reality?
The illegal acts with no clear victim, such as drug use or gambling.
What are Victimless crimes?
The ability to influence or control others, shaping what counts as deviance.
What is Power?
The perspective that argues that deviance results from inequality built into social structures.
What is Radical Theory?