Social Structure
Describe Institutuionalization
Being institutionalized is when you live in a place other than home and get cared for for many different reasons. You get proper treatment and care. You could be there for a couple years to your whole life.
Define Deviance
Something that is NOT okay to do.
What are 4 reasons for job satisfaction?
1. Safety conditions
2. Flexibility of hours
3. Good relations with workers
4. Health benefits
To advise or urge between another person to commit a crime
Discrimination is where you treat everyone equal
False
Groups differ by....
1. Size
2. Length of time together
3. Organization
Two components of labeling a person deviant
1. Must be stigmatized by society
2. Must be detected commiting a deviant act
Factors that enter the decision of being arrested
1. The seriousness of the crime
2. Wishes of the victim
3. Attitude of suspect
Define conspiracy
An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime
Social behavior is usually patterned and predictable
True
What is nature vs. nurture?
Nature is what we inherit
What is the difference between high and low levels of deviance?
High levels of deviance disrupt society, while low levels of deviance have positive functions.
Three parts to labeling an act a crime
1. Labeled by those in authority
2. Prohibited by law
3. Punishable by the government
Define Overt Act
An act that is open to view, required for conviction on a conspiracy charge
The labor force is all individuals over 16 trying to find work
True
What are the FIVE social institutions?
1. Economy
2. Education
3. Family
4. Politics
5. Religion
What is cultural transmission theory?
It is when deviance is a learned behavior.
What are the three age groups people are put in over the age of 65?
1. 65-74
2. 75-84
3. 85 and above
Define misprision felony
The federal law, punishable by up to three years in prison if you have knowledge of a crime and don't report it
Dependency is the shift from being dependent to independent
False- its being independent to dependent
What were the names of the THREE girls in the movies we watched and who were they?
1. Anna- A 6 year old girl who was locked in the attic with minimum care.
2. Isabelle- Was confined in a dark room with her deaf mother. She could communicate by noises and gestures with her mother.
3. Genie- A 13 year old girl confined in a small room since early age and the only contact she had with someone was her dad barking and growling at her.
What is Structural-strain theory?
Deviance is the natural outgrowth of the values, norms, and structure of society.We all want to achieve society's expectations but don't have the means to those expectations.
What is Recidivism
Repeated criminal behavior
Define Social movement
An organized group that is trying to make a change that could affect so many people
Midlife transition is between the ages of 40-44
True!