Section 1
A person who breaks significant societal or group norms.
Deviant
anomie
an undesirable trait or label that is used to characterize an individual
Stigma
This perspective sees deviance in an industrial society as behavior that threatens those in control.
Conflict Perspective
acts committed in violation of the law
crime
Behavior that departs from societal or group norms
Deviance
theory that deviance is more likely to occur when a gap exists between cultural goals and the ability to achieve these goals by legitimate means.
Strain Theory
deviance in which an individual's life and identity are organized around breaking society's norms.
Secondary Deviance
This group of people on average receive significantly harsher punishments than their white counterparts.
Minorities
involves behavior that goes against accepted norms
Negative Deviance
Control Theory
deviance involving occasional breaking of norms that is not an part of a person's lifestyle or self-concept
Primary Deviance
involves behavior that follows social norms to the extreme.
Positive Deviance
theory that society creates deviance by identifying particular members as deviant
Labeling Theory
the process of reducing the seriousness of the crimes that injure people of lower status
Victim Discounting
Rewards or punishments that encourage conformity to social norms
Social Sanctions
theory that individuals learn deviance in proportion to number of deviant acts they are exposed to
Differential Association Theory
job-related crimes committed by high-status people
White-Collar Crime