Culture
Shared rules of conduct in specific situations
Norms
How is conformity to norms learned? (things that reinforce desired behavior)
Sanctions
Discouraging criminal acts by threatening punishment
deterrence
Study of groups, rather than the individual
Sociology
shared beliefs about what is good or bad, right or wrong, desirable or undesirable. For example, democracy, freedom, liberty.
Values
Traffic tickets to stop speeding are examples of _______ sanctions
formal
A crime committed by a reputable, high status person in the course of their occupation
white collar crime
Perspective that groups are always fighting for power.
Conflict theory
Culture that can be observed, such as music
Material Culture
More serious type of norms that carry heavy moral significance are known as _________. These norms determine right v. wrong behavior
Mores
A repetition of, or return to, criminal behavior
recidivism
_____ is an approach to sociology that emphasizes the contributions made by each part of society.
functionalism
Groups that reject major values, norms and behaviors...like the hippies of the 1960s.
counterculture
The MOST SERIOUS types of mores are known as _________
Taboos
Prosecutors are less likely to seek the death penalty when the victim is African American. This is an example of
victim discounting
ability to see connection between events in the personal life and society
sociological imagination
Name TWO of the five components of culture
Language, symbols, technology, norms, values
Groups that share values, norms and behaviors that are not always shared by the entire population are known as ___________.
Occupy Wall Street protest as an example
Subgroup
Why has the juvenile crime rate declined over the decades?
Less gang violence (crack cocaine), police crackdown on guns
What is the FIRST step in research?
Identify a problem