Social Control and Deviance

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A situation that arises when norms of society are unclear or no longer applicable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

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primary deviance

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Refers to the frequency and closeness of associations a person has with deviant and non-deviant behavior

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differential association

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A mark
of social disgrace that sets the deviant apart from the rest of society

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stigma

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The theory that views deviance as the natural outgrowth of the values, norms, and structure of society

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strain theory