Sociology Chapter 6

A violation of ever changing social normsOverlokked in some situationsCultually and Historically relevent

The forms of deviance in which formal penalties are imposed on society

Socially ConstructedSome acts are deviant at one time and place but not at othersStatus or group my be defined as devient

Some acts are inherently deviantsocially identified and regonizedknowingly and purposley break the lawoccurs because there is a dishonest, selfish,element to human nature

When the criminal justice system gets involved and formal penalties are imposed by society, we refer to deviance as crimes

When menbers of society are in agreement about the seriousness of devient acts

Murder, rape, kidnapping are consensus crimes

Occurs when one group passes a law over which there is a disagreement or that disadvantages another group

The disapproval attached to disobeying the expected norms

Maximize pleasure and minimize painWhether to be deviant depends upon the calculation of the pleasure pain ratio

Reward for socially approved behaviors

Punishment for breaking societal norms

Bonds encourage us to adhere to normsAttachment to othersCommitment to conventional activitiesInvolvement in activities that keep them busyBelief in the social rules of their culture

Those voices within us which tell us when a behavior is acceptable or unacceptable, right or wrong

Society's formal or informal controls against devient behavior