Social Control & Deviance

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The process by which a norm becomes part of an individual's personality

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internalization

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Term that refers to rewards or punishments used to enforce conformity to norms

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sanctions

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Sociologists call an action that rewards a certain kind of behavior a(n)

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positive sanction

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A reward or punishment given by a regulatory agency, a school, a business, or government is a(n)

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formal sanction

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The enforcing of norms through either internal or external means is called

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social control

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A situation that arises when norms of society are unclear or no longer applicable

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anomie

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Focuses on why people conform rather than causes of deviance

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control theory

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Behavior that violates significant social norms

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deviance

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Violation of significant social norms

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deviance

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Social scientists who study criminal behavior

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criminologist