Deviance

A behavior, trait, belief, or other characteristic that violates a norm and causes a negative reaction is called

• crime.

• deviance.

• conformity.

• strain.

True or false: all cultures tend to have the same idea of what counts as deviant behavior.

• True

• False

This theory focuses on the imbalance between culturally valued goals and the legitimate means to obtain them.

• Differential Association Theory

• Conflict Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

• Structural Strain Theory

This theory focuses on how those who possess social and economic power are those that define deviance.

• Labeling Theory

• Structural Strain Theory

• Conflict Theory

• Functionalism

Which theory states that people learn deviant behavior from their environment and those around them?

• Differential Association Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

• Conflict Theory

• Labeling Theory

What is emphasized in our society that can be stressful for many?

• Marriage and family

• Spiritual growth

• Volunteering and community service

• Financial success

Individuals who accept society’s approved goals but not society’s approved means to get them are called

• conformists.

• innovators.

• ritualists.

• retreatists.

Individuals who have given up hope of achieving society’s approved goals but still operate according to society’s approved means.

• Retreatists

• Ritualists

• Innovators

• Conformists

According to conflict theory, who is more likely to be criminalized or considered deviant?

• More powerful/rich people

• Less powerful/poor people

__ refers to the formal & informal mechanisms used to make people conform to the accepted values and norms of society.

• Labeling

• Strain

• Deviance avowal

• Social control