| A | B |
|---|
| deviance | behavior that violates social norms |
| stigma | mark of social disgrace that sets deviant apart from rest of society |
| differential association | center of cultural transmission theory, this refers to proportion of associations a person has with deviant vs. nondeviant individuals |
| anomie | situation that arises whenthe norms of society are unclear or no longer applicable |
| primary deviance | nonconformity that goes undetected by those in authority |
| crime | any act labeled by those in authority, prohibited by law and punishable by the government |
| white collar crime | crime committed by individual or individuals of high social status in the course of their professional lives |
| plea bargaining | process of legal negotiation that allows an accused person to plead guilty to a lesser charge in return for a lighter sentence |
| recidivism | repeated criminal behavior |
| crime syndicate | large scale organization of professional criminals that controls some vice or business through violence or the threatof violence |
| secondary deviance | results in individual being labeled deviant and accepting that label as true |
| Cultural Transmission Theory | Sutherland said deviant behavior is learned from other deviants by associating with and conforming to deviant behaviors. |
| Sturctural Strain | Merton said individuals prevented from achieving goals in society turn to innovation,ritualism, retreatism and rebellion |
| Control Theory | Proposed by Durkheim says that deviance is natural and conformity is social control. Those with weak ties to community commit deviant acts. |
| Conflict Theory | Competition and social inequality lead to deviance when people on low end want more power or money. |
| Labeling Theory | Proposed by Lemert and Becker. Says those with secondary deviance are labelled and individual accepts label as true. |
| Uniform Crime Report | Source of statistics compiled by FBI |
