Theories
Viewing deviance as a threat to those in control would be adhering to this theory.
What is conflict theory?
This is another term for the death penalty.
What is capital punishment?
This is the name of the city that Bruce Wayne is trying to save from corruption and deviance.
What is Gotham City?
This is any act that is in violation of a statute law.
What is a crime?
This theory says that society creates deviance by identifying particular members of society as deviant.
What is labeling theory?
This is an undesirable label used to deny someone acceptance into society.
What is a stigma?
What is positive deviance?
Deviance is transmitted by this, according to the symbolic interactionist perspective.
What is socialization?
This theory states that deviance is more likely to occurred when a gap exists in society between cultural goals and the means to achieve them.
What is strain theory?
This is the repetition of, or return to, criminal behavior.
What is recidivism?
After Bruce's parents die, he is left with this caretaker, making him Bruce's closest significant other.
Who is Alfred Pennyworth?
This kind of deviance results from failing to meet societies accepted norms.
What is negative deviance?
This theory states that compliance with societal norms requires strong bonds between individuals and society
What is control theory?
These are what norms in society that are weak, conflicting, or absent are referred to as.
What is anomie?
"Create enough hunger and everyone becomes a criminal" is a quote said by Ra's Al Ghul that most closely relates to this theory.
What is strain theory?
Within 3 years of being released, this percent of inmates go back to criminal behavior.
What is 66%-70%?
This theory states that individuals learn deviance in proportion to the number of deviant acts and norms to which they are exposed to.
What is differential association theory?
This act means to reduce the seriousness of a crime due to the fact that it hurt or affected someone of a lower social standing.
What is victim discounting?
What is the name of Bruce Wayne's love interest in the movie Batman Begins?
Who is Rachel Dawes?
By rejecting both the societal goal and the means to achieve it, individuals are committing this type of deviance according to Robert Merton.
What is retreatism?