Crime and Deviance
This sociological term refers to behaviors or actions that violate social norms.
What is 1856?
This theorist focused on capitalism, class conflict, and power.
Who is Karl Marx?
These are shared rules, values, and beliefs that guide behavior in a society.
What is culture?
I have a 14-year-old maltipoo named Kobe.
Who is Dr. James?
Robert Merton’s theory explains crime as a result of blocked access to socially accepted goals.
What is strain theory?
What is 1957?
This theorist argued that sociologists must consider race as a central social structure.
The idea that social categories like race, class, and gender overlap to shape experiences is known as this.
What is intersectionality?
My favorite football team is the Dallas Cowboys.
Who is Dr. Wells?
The legal standard requiring reasonable belief before a search or seizure is this.
What is probable cause?
The tallest building in Auburn.
What is the Haley Center?
Known as the “father of sociology” and a strong believer in positivism.
Who is Auguste Comte?
This social institution is often the first agent of socialization.
What is the family?
Gene Simmons hit me with a water bottle.
According to feminist theory, crime must be analyzed in relation to ________ and power.
What is gender?
These 3 Auburn football players have won the Heisman Award.
Who viewed religion as reinforcing social solidarity rather than divine truth?
Who is Emile Durkheim?
This term describes how dominant cultural values shape norms and beliefs to maintain inequality.
What is cultural hegemony?
This policing strategy prioritizes the strict enforcement of minor offenses to prevent serious crime.
Auburn was originally founded under this name.
What is East Alabama Male College?
He argued that bureaucracy is the most efficient way to organize large institutions, but warned it could trap people in an “iron cage.”
Who is Max Weber?
This theory views society as a system of interdependent parts working together.
What is functionalism?