Theoretically Speaking
The belief that crime is a result of the conflict between social groups like race, class, and ethnicity, aligns with this theoretical perspective
What is conflict theory?
This creates media.
What is technology?
This concept involves behavior that violates social norms and arouses strong social disapproval, but is not necessarily illegal.
What is deviance?
Any tool or method that helps humans shape their world.
What is technology?
This social theory analyzes crime.
What are conflict, functionalist, and symbolic interaction theories?
According to this theory, delinquency is most likely when an individual’s bonds to conventional social institutions (like family or school) are weak or nonexistent.
What is Hirschi's Social Bonding Theory?
These two scholars proposed the Evolutionary Model of Technological Change in 1990.
Who are Anderson and Tushman?
Another name for deviance. Think the 60's...or should I say thank.
What is civil disobedience?
In this theory, crime is a result of weak social bonds to society, which can lead individuals to engage in criminal behavior.
What is social bonding theory?
Those who see technology as a symbol of the coldness of modern life.
Who are neo-Luddites?
This theory suggests that crime is most likely to occur in communities where people don’t have strong bonds to one another.
What is Social Disorganization Theory?
This small number of companies control about 90% of U.S. media.
What is five companies?
Deviance is often considered this in sociology. Go across cultures and it changes. There are no norms!
What is subjective?
This president helped bring the government into the tech age.
Who is Clinton?
The correct social theory.
What is neither of them?
This theory claims that criminal behavior is learned from others, particularly close associates who provide the values and motives for crime
What is Differential Association Theory?
These individuals see technology as symbolizing the potential for a brighter future.
Who are technophiles?
A small group of wealthy and influential people at the top of society who hold the power and resources
What (Who) is the Power Elite?
This is a way to show data in a visual way. Think internet access.
What is a map?
Needed for true sociology. Makes it a science.
This theory argues that deviance can serve a function in society by clarifying norms and fostering social cohesion
What is the Functionalist Perspective on Deviance?
This type of technology doesn’t just improve existing systems — it redefines or eliminates them entirely.
What is disruptive technology?
Young Thug.
What is labeling theory?
A result in which people are so overwhelmed with media input that they become passive—aware of issues but not moved to act, according to Lazarsfeld and Merton (1948).
What is narcotizing dysfunction?
This term describes the unequal access to technology and the internet, often affecting education, work, and communication opportunities.
What is the digital divide?