Social Stratification
A group of people with a similar level of wealth and income
Class
occurs when people experience a gain or loss in position or income that does not produce a change in their place of class structure
horizontal mobility
the ways to promote conformity to societal norms
social control
the theoretical perspective/theorist that views deviance as... limited in society because most people share common cultural goals and agree on the appropriate means for reaching them
Functionalist Strain Theory/Robert Merton
a system designed to punish, deprive a person of things of value because of a criminal offence the person is deemed to have committed.
the correctional system
the type of crime that acts against people in which death r physical injury results
violent crime
the ranking of people in any given society by class and status
social stratification
The theoretical perspective/theorist that views social stratification through class, status and power, important dimensions of social inequality
societies effort to bring those who " step outside the lines" back into line, it is made of a system of rewards and punishments
external social control
the theoretical perspective/theorist views deviance as...broken or weak social bonds.
Control Theory/Functionalist Perspective/ Travis Hirschi
a justice system to help restore social relationships rather than punishing offenders
restorative justice system
an illegal act in which there are no readily apparent victims
victimless crime
closed system
the theoretical perspective/theorist that views social stratification through meritocracy
Functionalist Perspective : Kingsley Davis & wILBERT Moore
the rewards or punishments that can be applied by most members of a group, including thanking someone or making a facial expression
Informal Sanction
The theoretical perspective/theorist views deviance is learned through techniques, motives, rationalizations, and attitudes of deviant behaviour from people with whom they associate with.
Differential Association Theory/Edwin Sutherland/Symbolic Interactionist
who proposed the principles of liberty, freedom and social equality to arrive at the concept of justice based on fairness
John Rawls
a separate justice system for youth ages 12-17
Youth Criminal Justice Act
the social movement experienced by family members from one generation to the next
intergenerational mobility
the theorist/theoretical perspective that views social stratification as a limitation for qualified people from attempting to fill roles, because of inequalities of race and gender.
Functionalist Perspective / Melvin Tumin
the behaviour that violates the standards of conduct or expression of a group or society.
deviance
the theoretical perspective/theorist views deviants are people who have been successfully been tabled as such by others
Labelling Theory Howard Becker
where individual implicitly agree to the terms by which they are governed in society
a social contract
a crime committed to intimidate and harm not only a person but an entire group of people to which the victim belongs
hate crime
another closed system of social inequality in which a persons permanent social status is determined at birth based on their parents ascribed characteristics
caste system
the theoretical/perspective that views social stratification as power relative and everyday interactions
the labels society uses to devalue members of certain social groups
stigma
This involves behaviour that is a reaction to having been labelled a deviant, further identifies and organizes a person around deviance.
Secondary Deviance
the spontaneous behaviour of people who are responding to a similar stimulus
collective behaviour
offences involving embezzlement, price fixing and stock market manipulation by affluent people
white collar crime