Deviance Review

Term that refers to rewards or punishments used to enforce conformity to norms

• corrections
• sanctions
• social controls
• anomies

Sociologists call an action that rewards a certain kind of behavior a(n)

• internalization
• anomie
• positive sanction
• formal sanction

Behavior that violates significant social norms

• anomie
• control theory
• deviance
• primary deviance

The occasional or initial act of violating norms and rules

• anomie

• control theory

• deviance

• primary deviance

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

• criminologist
• differential association
• stigma
• labeling theory

The theory that focuses on how individuals come to be identified as deviant

• cultural transmission theory
• strain theory
• labeling theory
• control theory

What term describes the process by which a norm becomes a part of an individual's personality, thus conditioning their behavior?

• internalization

• sanction

• anomie

• deviance

Which theory suggests that deviance is more likely to occur when a gap exists between cultural goals and the ability to achieve these goals by legitimate means?

• strain theory

• control theory

• labeling theory

• cultural transmission theory

What is the term for a negative social label that changes a person's self-concept and social identity?

• anomie

• deviance

• stigma

• sanction