Deviance

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It simply means being non-normative, different. It's anything that deviates from what people generally accept as normal.

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deviance

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Attempts by society to regulate people's thoughts and behaviors in ways that limit, or punish, deviance.

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social control

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Negative social reactions to deviance.

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negative sanctions

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Affirmative reactions to deviance, usually in response to conformity.

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positive sanctions

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When norms are codified into law, and violation almost always results in negative sanctions from the criminal justice system -- the police, the courts, and the prison system.

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formal sanctions

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Nothing is inherently deviant: Cultural norms vary from culture to culture, and over time and place, so what's deviant now might have once been quite normal. True or False?

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True

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How does being labeled deviant make someone deviant?

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It's society's response that defines us, or our actions, as deviant, and when society treats you as a deviant, it's very easy to become one.

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Social Control:

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attempts by society to regulate people's thoughts and behavior in ways that limit or punish deviance; a group's formal and informal means of enforcing its norms; the techniques and strategies for preventing deviant human behavior in any society.

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_________ occurs when norms are codified into law, and violations almost always result in negative sanctions from the criminal justice system

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Formal sanctioning of deviance

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____________________________sees deviance and criminality as the results of how society is structured

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Sociological approach to Deviance