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Sociology_EX2
Deviance and Social Control
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| deviance | any behavior or physical appearance that is socially challenged and/or condemned because it departs from the norms |
| stigma | labels society uses to devalue members of certain social groups |
| claims makers | those who articulate and promote claims and benefitin some way if their claims are accepted as true |
| components of deviance | is relative and context dependent, defined through power, and changes over time in society |
| social control | functions to maintain social organization and social relationships when important norms are violated |
| censorship | action to prevent information believe to be sensitive, unstable, or threatening from reaching an audience |
| surveillance | monitoring movements, conversations and associations of those believed to be or about to be engaged in wrongdoing |
| functionalist view of social control | it is indispensable |
| conflict theorists view of social control | it is a tool of powerful groups |
| conformity | going along with peers who have no special right to direct behavior |
| obedience | compliance with higher authorities in an hierarchical society (e.i. Milgram's shock experiment) |
| 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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