Chapter 5
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
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What are definitions?
one's own attitudes or meanings that one attaches to given behavior.
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favor the comission of a crime by justifying it or excusing it
neutralizing definitions
100
internalized in the human
personal controls
100
consists primarily of a strong conscience or a good self concept
inner containment
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hypothesizes that discrediting labels cause continuation and escalation
independent variable
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include religious, moral, and other conventional values unfavorable to committing any deviant acts
general definitions
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if a person is exposed more frequently, with greater intensity, to law-violating definitions than law-abiding definitions
modalities of association
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operate through the external application of legal and informal social sanctions.
social controls
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includes parent and school supervision and discipline, strong group cohesion, and a consistent moral front.
outer containment.
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an individuals identity and self concept are seen as existing only in the context of society interacting with others
symbolic interaction
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orient the person to particular acts or series of acts
specific definitions
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where operant behavior is conditioned by rewards or punishments
differential reinforcement
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punishment is imposed or threatened for misconduct & compliance is rewarded by parents
direct control
300
justifications and excuses for committing delinquent acts
techniques of neutralization
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in which our own self concepts are reflections of others conceptions of us
looking glass self
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conventional beliefs
negative definitions
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the conditioning of involuntary reflex behavior
respondent conditoning
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a youth refrains from delinquency because his delinquent act might cause pain and disappointment for parents or close ones.
indirect control
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attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief
four concepts to Hirschi's social bonding theory
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unorganized, inconsistent, and infrequent behavior by deviants
primary deviance
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beliefs that make the behavior morally desirable
positive definitions
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the engagement n behavior after the observation of similar behavior in others
imitation
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a youth's conscience prevents him from engaging in delinquent acts
internal control
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attempts to explain why certain behavior is socially defined as wrong and certain persons are selected for stigmatization and criminalization
dependant variable
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continuing deviance in a more coherent, organized fashion
secondary deviance
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