Groups
What is one example of a primary group?
Parents, friends, family
Give me an example of a deviant act.
Having 8 kids at once (Octomom), excessive piercings, extremely overweight, etc.
Most Americans claim they belong in which class?
Middle Class
______ is a group that a person identifies with and feels loyalty toward.
In-group
A woman attributes her teenage son’s deviant behavior to him “falling in with a bad crowd.” Which symbolic interactionist theory of deviance does this explanation MOST closely resemble?
Differential Association Theory
The term ____ ____- refers to a stratification based on access to resources such as wealth, power, and prestige.
Give an example of a reference group.
Megan Thee Stallion, Markiplier, Harry Styles, Kid Cudi, Tom Brady, etc.
Which theory suggests that crimes committed by the upper classes are typically treated more leniently than crimes committed by the lower classes because laws represent the interests of those in power?
Conflict Theory
"White collar” workers employed in technical and lower-management positions belong to which class?
Middle Class
Which international business chain is referenced by George Ritzer’s theory of spreading bureaucratic rationalization and increased efficiency?
McDonald's
Hirschi proposed this theory, which suggests that people with stronger bonds are LESS likely to commit crime.
Social Control Theory
Consider the three major theoretical perspectives that are routinely explored throughout the text. Which theory explores the ways in which poverty serves a purpose in our society by providing jobs to many people in the social service sector?
Structural Functionalist
Individual members of a large group often neglect their responsibilities when a task needs to be completed because it is impossible for any one person to receive credit or blame. This phenomenon is called what?
social loafing
According to Robert Merton’s typology of deviance, in which of the following categories would con artists be found?
Innovation
The 3 criteria used by a social class system to stratify its members include _____, _____, _____.
Education, Occupation, Wealth/Income
Robert Merton developed structural strain theory to explain why deviance occurs. What is the cause of the strain suggested by the name of the theory?
strain between socially approved goals and the means of achieving them