Sociology: Deviance

A high school dropout is sent to prison for car theft and earns his GED in prison which will help him get a job

a person is in jail for burglary and after being released he begins burglarizing again

behavior that departs from societal or group norms

punishment intended to make criminals pay compensation for their acts

process of changing or reforming a criminal through socialization

a plumber stole thousands of dollars from customers by installing bad plumbing the judge makes him pay them back

Theory that compliance with social norms requires strong bonds between individuals and society

theory that deviance is more likely to occur when a gap exists btw cultural goals & the ability to achieve those goals

social control refers to

acts committed in violation of law

a repetition of or return to criminal behavior

when you reject a goal but continue to use socially accepted means of achieving that goal

theory that individuals learn deviance in proportion to the number of deviant acts they are exposed to

George has been denied a promotion several times but continues to go through the motions of working hard

ways to encourage conformity to society's norms

involves occasional breaking of norms that is not a part of a person's lifestyle or self-concept

it is so important to Chris to appear successful to others that he begins stealing goods and resells them

Steve studied hard 1st semester and received a D so second semester he stopped studying

a method of protecting society from criminals by keeping them in prisons

The more you hang out with a group of teens that shoplift the more likely you will become a shoplifter

discouraging criminal acts by threatening punishment

an individual's life and identity are organized around breaking society's norms

theory that society creates deviance by identifying particular members as deviant

an undesirable trait or label that is used to characterize an individual

Maria studied hard in math and failed the class. she figured out how to get answers from a friend

rewards or punishments that encourage conformity to social norms