Crime and Deviance
This sociological term refers to behaviors or actions that violate social norms.
What is 1856?
This theorist focused on capitalism, class conflict, and power.
Who is Karl Marx?
This child beauty queen’s 1996 murder remains one of the most debated unsolved cases in the U.S.
What is the JonBenét Ramsey case?
I have a 14-year-old maltipoo named Kobe.
Who is Dr. James?
Robert Merton’s theory explains crime as a result of blocked access to socially accepted goals.
What is strain theory?
What is 1957?
This theorist argued that sociologists must consider race as a central social structure.
This killer was nicknamed the “Night Stalker” and terrorized California in the 1980s.
Who is Richard Ramirez?
My favorite football team is the Dallas Cowboys.
Who is Dr. Wells?
The legal standard requiring reasonable belief before a search or seizure is this.
What is probable cause?
The tallest building in Auburn.
What is the Haley Center?
Known as the “father of sociology” and a strong believer in positivism.
Who is Auguste Comte?
This South Carolina family name became nationally known after a 2021 double murder case.
Who are the Murdaughs?
Gene Simmons hit me with a water bottle.
According to feminist theory, crime must be analyzed in relation to ________ and power.
What is gender?
These 3 Auburn football players have won the Heisman Award.
Who viewed religion as reinforcing social solidarity rather than divine truth?
Who is Emile Durkheim?
This Wisconsin murderer and grave robber inspired major horror characters like Norman Bates and Leatherface.
Who is Ed Gein?
I cannot whistle.
Who is Dr. Wells?
This policing strategy prioritizes the strict enforcement of minor offenses to prevent serious crime.
Auburn was originally founded under this name.
What is East Alabama Male College?
He argued that bureaucracy is the most efficient way to organize large institutions, but warned it could trap people in an “iron cage.”
Who is Max Weber?
In 1993, three teenagers were accused of murdering three boys in Arkansas during a wave of “satanic panic,” a case later questioned in the documentary Paradise Lost.
Who are the West Memphis Three?