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Deviance and Social Control

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deviance   any behavior or physical appearance that is socially challenged and/or condemned because it departs from the norms  
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stigma   labels society uses to devalue members of certain social groups  
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claims makers   those who articulate and promote claims and benefitin some way if their claims are accepted as true  
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components of deviance   is relative and context dependent, defined through power, and changes over time in society  
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social control   functions to maintain social organization and social relationships when important norms are violated  
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censorship   action to prevent information believe to be sensitive, unstable, or threatening from reaching an audience  
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surveillance   monitoring movements, conversations and associations of those believed to be or about to be engaged in wrongdoing  
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functionalist view of social control   it is indispensable  
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conflict theorists view of social control   it is a tool of powerful groups  
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conformity   going along with peers who have no special right to direct behavior  
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obedience   compliance with higher authorities in an hierarchical society (e.i. Milgram's shock experiment)  
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group think   a phenomenon that occurs when a group under great pressure to take action achieves the illusion of consensus by putting pressure on its members to behave in ways they may not otherwise, and to ignore the moral consequences of their actions  
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