Sociology Ch. 8

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Behavior that violates significant social norms

• Deviance
• Recidivism
• Degradation Ceremony
• Racial Profiling
• Anomie

Repeated Criminal Behavior

• Recidivism
• Degradation Ceremony
• Racial Profiling
• Deviance
• Anomie

Situation that arises when the norms of society are unclear or no longer applicable

• Anomie
• Recidivism
• Degradation Ceremony
• Racial Profiling
• Deviance

process of legal negotiation that allows an accused person to plead guilty to a lesser charge in return for a lighter sentence

• Plea Bargaining
• Recidivism
• Degradation Ceremony
• Racial Profiling
• Deviance

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

• Stigma
• Recidivism
• Degradation Ceremony
• Racial Profiling
• Deviance

the process of labeling someone a deviant

• Degradation Ceremony
• Recidivism
• Racial Profiling
• Deviance
• Anomie

the practice of assuming nonwhite Americans are more likely to commit crimes than White Americans

• Racial Profiling
• Recidivism
• Degradation Ceremony
• Deviance
• Anomie

any act that is labeled as such by those in authority, is prohibited by law, and is punishable by the government

• Crime
• Recidivism
• Degradation Ceremony
• Racial Profiling
• Deviance

What are the 5 social functions of deviance?

• Clarifying Norms
• Unifying a Group
• Diffusing Tension
• Promoting Social Change
• Providing Jobs