Crime and Deviance
A violation of established contextual, cultural, or social norms, whether folkways, mores, or codified law
What is deviance?
What culture is the values, norms, and goals that a group aspires to
What is a Ideal culture?
Old behaviors that were helpful in a previous role are removed because they are no longer of use
What is resocialization?
A group with new beliefs and unusually devoted member
What is a cult?
One of the first principles of social stratification is that it's _______ but variable
What is Universal?
A violation of norms that does not result in any long-term effects on the individuals self-image or interactions with others
What is Primary deviance?
A reward or positive reaction for following norms
What is Positive sanctions?
The process through which people are taught to be proficient members of society
What is Socialization?
A belief that some major event is just around the corner-like the end of the world
What is Doomsday?
A system in which society categories people and ranks them into classes
What is social stratification?
What theory notes that accesses to socially acceptable goals plays a part in determining whether a person conforms or deviates
What is Strain theory?
A system of shared symbols that allow people to communicate with each other
What is Language?
The relationships and caring that surrounds us
There are 3 stages to cult recruitment and they are seduction, _______, and Fascination
What is Persuasion?
Changing positions without changing your standings in the social hierarchy
What is Horizontal mobility?
A small group of wealthy and influential people at the top of society who hold the power and resources
What is Power elite?
What culture is what the members of a society actually do
What is a Real culture?
The preparation for future life roles
What is Anticipatory socialization?
What kind of leader claims to be the embodiment of evil, and the groups worship Satan through sacrifice, cutting, and other rituals
What is a Satanic leader?
A large people move to a higher hierarchy because one has fallen
What is Structural social mobility?
What is street crime?
The study how people interpret and transmit culture
What is Interactionists?
A person's distinct identity that is developed through social interaction
What is Self?
A group that breaks away from a denomination
What is a sect?
Combined with personal achievement that allows some type of social mobility
What is Class system?