Sociology Exam #2

Key terms from chapter

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Social deviance
Transgression of social norms
Informal deviance
Minor transgressions
Informal sanctions
Shared, unspoken rules of behavior
Formal deviance or crime
Low violation
Social cohesion
Forming bonds, relating, getting along
Durkheim
Social cohesion established through
Mechanical solidarity
Similarity of parts
Organic solidarity
Interdependent of specialized parts-division of labor
Punitive justice
Make violator suffer, thus defining boundaries of acceptable behavior
Rehabilitation justice
Examine circumstances of transgressor, find ways to rehabilitate him/her
Normative compliance
Abiding by society's norms, following rules of group life
Social control
Mechanism of normative compliance
Informal social sanction
Unspoken rules and expectations
Durkheim's & suicide
Suicide is a product of social forces -- social integration & social regulation
Merton's strain theory
Deviance results if society does not give all members equal ability to achieve socially acceptable goals