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Crime is a violation of a society's formally enacted law. What is deviance?
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 Deviance is the violation of cultural norms.What is crime? |
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Emile Durkheim's basic insight is that deviance is what for society?
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 Emile Durkheim believed that deviance provides 4 things.1) affirms cultural norms/values2) clarifies moral boundaries3) brings people together4) encourages social change |
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In Robert Merton's Strain Theory, what is the term used to describe a person who gets rich by committing fraud while working at a bank?
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According to Robert Merton's Strain theory, a person who uses unconventional means to acquire a culturally approved goal, such as getting rich, is participating in "Innovation".
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In Robert Merton's Strain Theory, what is the term used to describe a low-paid, yet compulsively conforming bank teller?
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 According to Robert Merton's Strain theory, a person that compulsively performs honestly, without the chance of ever becoming rich, is participating in "Ritualism". |
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When friends begin to criticize John as a "boozer", pushing him out of their social circle, he began to drink even more and become bitter. he ended up joining a new group of friends, all of whom are heavy drinkers. According to Lemert, this situation illustrates what type of deviance?
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 According to Lemert, John the drinker's response illustrates a Secondary Response- a reactionary response to others badgering. |
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Edwin Sutherland's differential association theory links deviance to__.
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 Edwin Sutherland's differential association theory links deviance to how much others encourage, or discourage, misbehavior. |
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According to the social-conflict approach, what society labels as deviant is based mostly on what?
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According to the social-conflict approach, what society labels as deviant is based mostly on the categories of people that hold rank in a society. It results in social inequality. Norms, including laws, reflect the interests of powerful (rich) members of society.
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What is the term for crimes committed by persons of high social ranking in the course of doing their job?
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 The term for crime committed by persons of high social ranking in the course of doing their job is White Collar Crime. |
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What term refers to the illegal actions of a corporation or people acting on it's behalf?
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 The term refers to the illegal actions of a corporation or people acting on it's behalf is Corporate Crime. |
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Explain what qualifies as a hate crime--
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 A hate crime is a criminal act against a person or their property which was motivated by racial or other bias. |
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Criminal statistics gathered by the FBI reflect what types of crime as they pertain to the police?
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 Criminal statistics gathered by the FBI reflect violent crimes against people (the willful killing of one person by another, aggravated assault, forcible rape, and robbery) and crimes against property (burglary, larceny theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson). Victimless crimes are not reported in any databases, and all reporting of any crime to the FBI is voluntary. |
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Victimization surveys show that the actual amount of crime in the US is ___ times higher than what official reports indicate.
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 Victimization surveys show that the actual amount of crime in the US is 3 times higher than what official reports indicate. |
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Which justification of punishing criminals rests on using the threat of punishment to discourage further criminality?
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 The justification of punishing criminals rests on using the threat of punishment to discourage further criminality is Deterrence. |
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What term refers to a system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy?
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 The term refers to a system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy is "Social Stratification". |
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An Ascribed status is gained at birth.When do you receive an Achieved status?
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 An Achieved status is gained after reaching a milestone- a new job or graduating from college.When do you receive an Ascribed status? |
