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Sociology Mrs. Furbush

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Conformity   behavior that matches group expectations  
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Deviance   the violation of social norms  
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Deviant   someone who has violated one or more of societys highly valued norms  
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Social Control   Society uses it to promote conformity  
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Internal Social Control   Most people do not steal because they believe it is wrong not because they fear arrest is an example of Internal social control  
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External Social Control   Some people are not successfully socialized and require External sanctions like fines or low grades to encourage appropriate behavior  
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Cost of Deviance   A Cost of deviance is that it erodes trust and a society filled with suspicion cannot function smoothly.  
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Benefit of Deviance   A Benefit of deviance is that it clarifies what norms are expected  
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Primary Deviance   In Primary deviance a person only occasionally breaks norms; not a lifestyle  
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Secondary Deviance   Secondary deviance deviance is a way of life for that person; a normal reaction for that person  
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Deterrence   Uses the threat of punishment to discourage criminal actions  
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Retribution   Punishment intended to make criminals pay compensation for their actions  
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Incarceration   Keeping criminals in prisons & not out on the streets to commit more crimes is the purpose of incarceration  
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Rehabilitation   The goal of rehabilitation is to resocialize criminals  
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Recidivism   30-60% of released prisoners go back to jail in 2-5 years; this is called  
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How much does crime cost our country each year?   400 Billion Dollars  
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What groups are most likely to be victims of crime in the US?   Poor, Black, Hispanic Americans  
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How much does it cost the state of Lousiana to keep a person in jail for life?   1 million dollars  
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Labeling Theory   The idea that if you label someone who was primary deviant that they will become secondary deviant  
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Stealing gum from Walmart one time is an example of primary or secondary deviance?   Primary Deviance  
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Robbing five banks is an example of primary or secondary deviance?   Secondary Deviance  
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If you fight at school, you will get five days of OSS and be arrested is an example of which punishment type?   Deterrence  
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A life sentence in prison is an example of what type of punishment?   Incarceration  
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Which ethnic groups tend to receive the death penalty more often?   African Americans & Hispanics  
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What is victim discounting?   process of reducing the seriousness of the crimes that injure people of lower status  
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