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Theory of Deviance developed by Robert K. Merton
What is structural strain?
100
This theory focuses on how individuals come to be labeled as deviant.
What is labeling?
100
Theory that suggests that people who commit deviant acts have weak ties to the community.
What is control theory?
100
Accepting both the cultural goals and the means of achieving those goals.
What is conformity?
100
the number of hearts an earthworm has.
What is 5?
200
Behavior that violates significant norms.
What is deviance?
200
Any act that is labeled as such by those in authority, is prohibited by law, and is punishable by the government.
What is crime?
200
Society's revenge
What is retribution?
200
vandalism, larceny, and burglary
What are property crimes?
200
percentage of the world that is left handed.
What is 11%?
300
Theory that views deviance as learned behavior.
What is cultural-transmission?
300
A mark of social disgrace that sets the deviant apart from the rest of society.
What is stigma?
300
Examples include rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
What is violent crime?
300
gambling, prostitution, and vagrancy
What is organized crime?
300
The average number of hair lost by a human per day
What is 200?
400
Repeated criminal behavior
What is recidivism?
400
The police, courts, and corrections are part of this.
What is criminal justice system?
400
Organizations involved in multiple illegal activities, most go to jail on racketeering or IRS charges.
What is organized crime?
400
one function of corrections
What is retribution?
400
This piece of sporting equipment outsells footballs, baseballs, and basketballs combined.
What is the frisbee?
500
The process of legal negotiations that allows an accused person to plead guilty to a lesser charge in return for a lighter sentence.
What is plea bargaining?
500
A crime committed by an individual or individuals in the course of their professional lives.
What is white collar crime?
500
Greatest mob movie ever
What is The Godfather?
500
proportion of associations a person has with deviant versus non-deviant individuals.
What is differential association?
500
starfish do not possess this.
What is a brain?