Agents of Socialization
Experiments
Theories
Crime
100
The most influential agent of socialization for most people, generally speaking
What is their family?
100
He undertook the obedience studies and duped participants into thinking they were shocking people violently
Who is Stanley Milgram?
100
Durkheim's theory that deviance is more likely to occur when norms are absent, weak, conflicting or poorly enforced
What is Anomie?
100
Aspect of the criminal justice system that determines guilt
What are the Courts?
200
People often criticize this institution as the agent of Socialization responsible for deviant teenage behaviour with regard to things like drug use, violence and body image
What is the Media?
200
He created a simulated prison in the basement of Stanford University's psychology department
Who is Philip Zimbardo?
200
Symbolic interactionist approach to understanding deviance. Has to do with socialization. Particularly things like age of exposure to deviance, deviants to non-deviants ratio and whether or not deviants are significant others
What is Differential Association Theory?
200
This approach to crime control seeks to prevent crime
What is deterrence?
300
This institution serves as an agent of socialization, teaching about right and wrong, instilling a system of values and beliefs and providing a sense of purpose and meaning to individuals
What is Church (religion)
300
He tested the effects of isolation on socialization of monkeys.
Who is Harry Harlow?
300
Guy that developed Strain Theory
Who is Robert Merton?
300
A repetition of or return to criminal behaviour
What is recidivism?
400
For Oxana, these were her most powerful agent of socialization
What are dogs?
400
The discovery of this girl in California led to insights surrounding the effects of isolation on humans. It has been called "the forbidden experiment"
Who is Genie?
400
Deviance is more likely to occur when a gap exists between cultural goals and the ability to achieve these goals legitimately.
What is Strain Theory?
400
Aspect of the criminal justice system that records statistics on crime
What is Law Enforcement?
500
For teenagers, this is may be the most powerful agent of socialization, perhaps more so than family
What are peer groups?
500
She was the Iowa school teacher that divided her class according to eye colour
Who is Jane Elliott?
500
Developed control theory
Who is Travis Herschi?
500
Capital punishment can be classified as this type of approach to crime control
What is retribution?