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SOCIOLOGY CHP 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anomie | situation that arises when norms of society are unclear or are no longer applicable |
| crime syndicate | large scale organization that controls some vice or business through violence |
| secondary deviance | theory that compliance with social norms requires strong bonds between individuals and society |
| plea bargaining | process of legal negotiation to plead guilty |
| deviance | behavior that violates significant social norms |
| primary deviance | occasional or isolated acts of deviance |
| retribution | type of punishment intended to make criminals pay compensation |
| differential association | frequency and closeness of associations a person has |
| stigma | mark of social disgrace that sets deviant apart from rest of society |
| labeling theory | theory that focuses on how individuals come to be identified as deviant |
| racial profiling | practice that assumes that non-white Americans are more likely to committ crimes that white |
| police discretion | considerable power that the police have to decide who is arrested |
| cultural transmission theory | explanation of deviance as a learned behavior |
| sanction | reward or punishment used to enforce conformity |
| strain theory | theory that views deviance as natural outgrowth of v alues, norms |
| deterrence | threat of punishment to discourage criminal action |
| recidivism | term for repeated criminal behavior |
| white collar crime | offenses committed by individuals of high social status |
| criminologist | social scientists who study criminal behavior |
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