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Social Processes, Groups & Organizations and Crime & Deviance

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altruistic suicide   the type of suicide that can occur when there is excessive regulation of individuals by social forces  
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anomic suicide   the type of suicide occurring when there are disintegrating forces in the society that make individuals feel lost or alone  
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Anomie   the condition existing when social regulations (norms) in a society break down  
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Bioterrorism   a form of terrorism involving the dispersion of chemical or biological substances intended to cause widespread disease and death  
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Crime   one form of deviance; specifically, behavior that violates criminal laws  
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Criminology   the study of crime from a scientific perspective  
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Cyberterrorism   the use of the computer to commit one or more terrorist acts  
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Deviance   behavior that is recognized as violating expected rules and norms  
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deviant career   the sequence of movements people make through a particular system of deviance  
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deviant community   groups that are organized around particular forms of social deviance  
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deviant identity   the definition a person has of himself or herself as a deviant  
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differential association theory   theory that interprets deviance as behavior one learns through interaction with others  
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egoistic suicide   the type of suicide that occurs when people feel totally detached from society  
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elite deviance   the wrongdoing of wealthy and powerful individuals and organizations  
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hate crime   assaults and other malicious acts (including crimes against property) motivated by various forms of bias, including that based on race, religion, sexual-orientation, ethnic and national origin, or disability  
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index crimes   the FBI's tallying of violent crimes of murder, manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault, plus property crimes  
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labeling theory   a theory that interprets the responses of others as most significant in understanding deviant behavior  
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master status   some characteristic of a person that overrides all other features of the person's identity  
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medicalization of deviance   explanations of deviant behavior that interpret deviance as the result of individual pathology or sickness  
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racial profiling   the use of race alone as the criterion for deciding whether to stop and detain someone on suspicion of their having committed a crime  
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social control   the process by which groups and individuals within those groups are brought into conformity with dominant social exceptions  
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social control agents   those who regulate and administer the response to deviance, such as the police, or mental health workers  
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social control theory   theory that explains deviance as the result of the weakening of social bonds  
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Stigma   an attribute that is socially devalued and discredited  
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structural strain theory   a theory that interprets deviance as originating in the tensions that exist in society between cultural goals and the means people have to achieve those goals  
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Terrorism   the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government or population in furtherance of political or social objectives  
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Groups & Organizations Glossary    
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Aggregate   cluster of people who just happen to be similarly situated at the same time  
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Social Group   set of 2 or more people who interact and in a manner that is defined by some common purpose, a set of norms, and a structure of statuses and roles within the group.  
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Primary Group   small  
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Secondary group   involve a large  
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Dyad   smallest group possible; made of 2 people  
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Triad   group of 3 people  
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Instrumental leader   “task leader”; organizes a group to set & pursue goals;helps the group to define its job and determine the best way to do it  
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Expressive leader   “social emotional leader”; well liked and creates harmony, keeps morals high and minimizes conflicts & achieves solidarity among group members by offering emotional support  
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Group conformity   refers to individual’s compliance with group goals, even if the group’s goals conflict with our individual goals  
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Group think   occurs when group members begin to think similarity and conform to one another’s views  
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Group Polarization   closely related to group think; a group moves towards a stronger position or more extreme course of action than its members individually favor  
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Risky shift   groups making risky decisions due to “safety in numbers”  
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Reference group   group that one compares to when making self-evaluations; social groups that provide the standards in terms of which we evaluate ourselves  
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Organizations   large, impersonal, secondary groups or associations  
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Formal Organization   large scale group having a name, some official purpose/goals, and a structure of statuses and roles and sets of rules to promote these goals  
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Bureaucracy   hierarchical authority structure that operates under explicit rules & procedures; dominant type of formal organization in modern society; rationally designed organizational model whose goal is to perform complex tasks as efficiently as possible  
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Parkinson’s Law   states that in any bureaucratic organization, “work expands to fill the time available for it’s completion  
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Peter Principle   states “in any hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence  
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Iron Law of Oligarchy   no matter what organizations preach or how democratic organizations attempt to be ~ in reality, they are run by their leaders and not by ordinary members  
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Society and Social Interaction Glossary    
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achieved status   a status attained by effort  
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ascribed status   a status determined at birth  
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collective consciousness   the body of beliefs that are common to a community or society and that give people a sense of belonging  
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cyberspace interaction   interaction occurring when two or more persons share a virtual reality experience via communication and interaction with each other  
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division of labor   the systematic interrelation of different tasks that develops in complex societies  
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ethnomethodology   a technique for studying human interaction by deliberately disrupting social norms and observing how individuals attempt to restore normalcy  
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gemeinschaft   German for community, a state characterized by a sense of common feeling among the members of a society, including strong personal ties, sturdy primary group memberships, and a sense of personal loyalty to one another; associated with rural life  
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gesellschaft   German for society, a form of social organization characterized by a high division of labor, less prominence of personal ties, the lack of a sense of community among the members, and the absence of a feeling of belonging; associated with urban life  
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group   a collection of individuals who interact and communicate, share goals and norms, and who have a subjective awareness as "we"  
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impression management   a process by which people control how others perceive them  
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inner-directedness   a condition wherein the individual's behavior is guided by internal principles and morals  
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macroanalysis   analysis of the whole of society, how it is organized and how it changes  
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master status   some characteristic of a person that overrides all other features of the person's identity  
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mechanical solidarity   unity based on similarity, not difference, of roles  
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microanalysis   analysis of the smallest, most immediately visible parts of social life, such as people interacting  
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organic (contractual) solidarity   unity based on role differentiation, not similarity  
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other-directedness   a condition wherein the individual's behavior is guided by the behavior of others  
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paralinguistic communication   meaning in communication that is conveyed by pitch loudness, rhythm, emphasis, and frequency  
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preindustrial society   one that directly uses, modifies, and/or tills the land as a major means of survival  
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proxemic communication   meaning conveyed by the amount of space between interacting individuals  
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role   the expected behavior associated with a given status in society  
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role conflict   two or more roles associated with contradictory expectations  
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role modeling   limitation of the behavior of an admired other  
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role set   all roles occupied by a person at a given time  
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role strain   conflicting expectations within the same role  
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social institution   an established and organized system of social behavior with a recognized purpose  
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social interaction   behavior between two or more people that is given meaning  
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social organization   the order established in social groups  
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social structure   the patterns of social relationships and social institutions that comprise society  
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society   a system of social interaction that includes both culture and social organization  
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status   an established position in a social structure that carries with it a degree of prestige  
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status inconsistency   exists when the different statuses occupied by the individual bring with them significantly different amounts of prestige  
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status set   the complete set of statuses occupied by a person at a given time  
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tradition-directedness   conformity to longstanding and time-honored norms and practices  
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Socialization and the Life Force Glossary    
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adult socialization   the process of learning new roles and expectations in adult life  
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age cohort   an aggregate group of people born during the same time period  
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age discrimination   different and unequal treatment of people based solely on their age  
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age prejudice   a negative attitude about an age group that is generalized to all people in that group  
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age stereotype   preconceived judgments about what different age groups are like  
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age stratification   the hierarchical ranking of age groups in society  
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Ageism   the institutionalized practice of age prejudice and discrimination  
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anticipatory socialization   the process of learning the expectations associated with a role one expects to enter in the future  
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cohort (birth cohort)   see age cohort  
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disengagement theory   theory predicting that as people age, they gradually withdraw from participation in society and are simultaneously relieved of responsibilities  
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Ego   the part of the self representing reason and common sense  
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game stage   the stage in childhood when children become capable of taking a multitude of roles at the same time  
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generalized other   the abstract composite of social roles and social expectations  
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Id   the part of the personality that includes various impulses and drives, including sexual passions and desires, biological urges, and human instincts  
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Identity   how one defines oneself  
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imitation stage   the stage in childhood when children copy the behavior of those around them  
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life course   the connection between people's personal attributes, the roles they occupy, the life events they experience, and the social and historical context of these events  
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looking glass self   the idea that people's conception of self arises through reflection about their relationship to others  
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object relations theory   a psychoanalytic theory of socialization positing that social relationships children experience early in life determine the development of their personality  
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Peers   those of similar status  
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play stage   the stage in childhood when children begin to take on the roles of significant people in their environment  
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psychoanalytic theory   a theory of socialization positing that the unconscious mind shapes human behavior  
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Resocialization   the process by which existing social roles are radically altered or replaced  
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rite of passage   ceremony or ritual that symbolizes the passage of an individual from one role to another  
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Role   the expected behavior associated with a given status in society  
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significant others   those with whom we have a close affiliation  
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social control   the process by which groups and individuals within those groups are brought into conformity with dominant social exceptions  
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social learning theory   a theory of socialization positing that the formation of identity is a learned response to social stimuli  
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Socialization   the process through which people learn the expectations of society  
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socialization agents   those who pass on social expectations  
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superego   the dimension of the self representing the standards of society  
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taking the role of the other   the process of imagining oneself from the point of another person and judging from the viewpoint of that person  
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