Heat
Denying someone equal treatment simply because they are a member of a certain social category is known as what?
d __________
discrimination
Any behavior that violates an established social norm and to which people usually react negatively is known as what?
d _________
deviance
Negative thoughts and feelings one has towards someone because of their membership in a certain social category are known as what?
p ___________
prejudice
Violent, prejudice-motivated crimes committed against people because of their membership in a social category are known as what?
h ________ c ________
hate crimes
The belief that one racial category is naturally superior to other racial categories is known as what?
r _________
racism
Discrimination that's become a part of society's institutions and a part of society's everyday practices is known as what?
i ___________ d __________
institutionalized discrimination
Saying that all women are bad drivers and all women are emotional would be an example of what?
s __________
stereotype
The passage of Jim Crow laws and the system of apartheid would represent an example of what?
s __________
segregation
The systematic and purposeful attempted killing an entire racial or ethnic group is known as what?
g ___________
genocide
A group of people who share common culture traits (i.e., region of origin, language, religion) is known as what?
an e _________ g _________
an ethnic group, or ethnicity
A group of people who share similar physical traits or characteristics and who others regard as a distinct category of people is known as what?
a r _________
a race or a racial group
What term describes any act that is prohibited by law and punishable by the government?
c __________
crime
Identity theft, tax evasion, embezzlement, and fraud would all be examples of what category of crime?
white-collar crime
What name is given to the social and economic advantages that white people have over minorities in society?
w _________ p __________
white privilege
Please identify the two (2) responsibilities of the courts in the criminal justice system.
1. Determine the guilt or innocence of the accused.
2. If the person is guilty, assign some type of punishment (fines, probation, imprisonment)
Which crime is perhaps the most underreported crime in the United States, meaning that it is probably happening much more than what the statistics are revealing?
r _________
rape
Please complete the following -
In the 1970s, sociologist Gordon Allport developed a theory of prejudice which argued that prejudice was essentially a _____________ behavior.
l __________
learned
What name is given to the judgment exercised by police officers to determine whether or not an arrest will be made for a crime?
p __________ d _________
police discretion
If you strongly believe in something, and only look for what proves what you believe, and ignore other things that contradict your beliefs, then you have demonstrated what?
the c _________ b _________
the confirmation bias
Forcing Native Americans to abandon their own culture and become more like white people would be an example of what?
forced a ___________
forced assimilation
The belief that non-white people are more likely to commit crime than white people is known as what?
r _________ p ___________
racial profiling
The forced movement of Japanese Americans to internment camps and the forced movement of Native Americans to reservations would both be examples of what?
p __________ t ___________
population transfer
Please identify the four (4) social functions of corrections in the criminal justice system.
s __________ p _________
r ____________
r ____________
d _____________
deterrence, rehabilitation, social protection, retribution
Who was the sociologist who identified the positive social functions of deviance?
E __________ D __________Emile Durkheim
Please identify at least two (2) examples of genocide that occurred during the 20th century.
The Holocaust
The Rwandan Genocide
The Cambodian Genocide
The Armenian Genocide