Flashcard on Deviance and Social Control

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What is deviance?

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Behavior that violates the standards or expectations of a group or society

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Which statement best describes the relativity of deviance?

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What is considered deviant depends on the social context

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Which of the following is NOT always considered a crime? Wearing bizarre clothing, Robbery, Tax fraud, Hacking

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Wearing bizarre clothing

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What is social stigma?

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The labels society uses to devalue members of certain social groups

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What is a victimless crime?

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The willing exchange of illegal but desired goods and services

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Why might someone be stigmatized according to the material?

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For their appearance, abilities, or past actions

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Example of formal sanction: Ridicule, Fines or imprisonment, Social stigma, Peer pressure

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Fines or imprisonment

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Which of the following best illustrates the relativity of deviance?

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Tattoos are seen as deviant in some societies but not in others

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According to Robert Merton's Strain Theory, which adaptation involves accepting both the goals and the means of society?

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Conformity

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anomie

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A state of normlessness