Very Vocabulary
The WHO of Deviance
Deviant Communities
Th Th Th Theories
Crooked Criminals
100
Studying crime from a scientific perspective
What is criminology
100
An amateur _________ (name of sport) team crashed in the Andes Mts in 1972. They survived by committing cannibalism. A behavior that is socially deviant but needed for survival in this situation.
What is Rugby
100
Deviance is a behavior that is recognized as violating expected __________ and ____________
What are rules and norms
100
This theory of deviance contends that deviance is functional BECAUSE it creates social cohesion.
What is Functionalist Theory
100
The Wisconsin social deviant who plead guilty to 15 counts of murder. He murdered 15 men, dismembered their bodies and ate some of their body parts.
Who is Jeffrey Dahlmer
200
A form of terrorism involving the use of chemical or biological substances-intended to cause disease and death.
What is bioterrorism
200
Who saw deviance as a function for society because it produces solidarity among society members
Who is Emilie Durkheim
200
The name given to deviant communities that utilize specific colors, badges and emblems as identification.
What are gangs
200
This deviance theory links deviance to social inequality.
What is conflict theory
200
Ran the largest Elite White Collar Ponzi scam in the history of the United States.
Who is Bernard Madoff
300
Terrorism committed by using the computer.
What is cyberterrorism
300
The sociologist who was a proponent of Structural Strain Theory.
Who is Merton
300
This deviant group uses words such as "trick" and "john" in everyday conversations.
What are prostitutes
300
This theory of deviance looks directly at the interactions people have with one another as the origin of social deviance.
What is Symbolic Interaction Theory
300
The television show, The Sopranos, was an example of this Organized Crime Group.
What is the Mafia
400
An attribute that is socially devalued and discredited
What is stigma
400
Mr. Travis ______________ suggests that deviance ocurs when a jpesons attachment to social bonds is weakened.
Who is Hirschi
400
Shaving their heads is just one practice this ring-wing deviant group uses to identify themselves?
What are Skinheads
400
____________ theory is a branch of symbolic interaction theory. It interprets the responses of others as the very most signficant factor in understanding how deviant behavior is created and carried on.
What is Labeling Theory
400
Women commit fewer crimes than men with the EXCEPTION of fraud, embezellment and_____________.
What is prostitution
500
The condition existing when social norms in a society break down.
What is an anomie
500
What classical sociologist theorist might possibly say this if he was brought back to life in light of school shootings...."Guns and violence are a profitable business in this society....a capitalist society has to treat people like things because what drives a society is a system of profit....people are mere cogs in the capitalist system"
Who is Karl Marx
500
The first 12 step self help support group in the US for deviant behavior
What is Alcoholics Anonymous
500
__________ theory offers a good explanation of why deviant activities are common in some groups more than others. This theory emphasizes the role that peers play in deviant behavior.
What is Differential Association Theory.
500
Two ethnic groups that are twice as likely to be arrested for a crime.
Who are African Americans and Hispanics
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