Sociology Test 4

Situation that arises when the norms of society are unclear or no longer applicable

• Anomie

• Deviance

• Control Theory

• Strain Theory

Behavior that violates significant social norms

• Anomie

• Deviance

• Control Theory

• Strain Theory

Theory of deviant behavior that views deviance as the natural outgrowth of the values, norms, and structure of society

• Anomie

• Deviance

• Control Theory

• Strain Theory

Theory of deviant behavior in which deviance is seen as a natural occurrence and conformity is seen as the result of social control

• Anomie

• Deviance

• Control Theory

• Strain Theory

All individuals 16 and older who are employed in paid positions or who are seeking employment

• Labor Force

• Differential Association

• Cultural Transmission Theory

• Deviance

Proportion of association a person has with deviant versus non-deviant individuals

• Differential Association

• Cultural Transmission Theory

• Strain Theory

• Control Theory

Theory that views deviance as a learned behavior transmitted through interaction with others

• Cultural Transmission Theory

• Differential Association

• Control Theory

• Strain Theory

Practice of assuming nonwhite Americans are more likely to commit crimes than white Americans

• Social Stratification

• Social Mobility

• Social Inequality

• Racial Profiling

Movement between or within social classes

• Social Mobility

• Social Inequality

• Social Stratification

• Racial Profiling

System in which scarce resources and rewards are distributed on the basis of ascribed statuses

• Social Inequality

• Caste System

• Class System

• Differential Association