Sociology Spring Final Exam
Deviance - answersIs the violation of social norms.
It is difficult to define because not everyone agrees on what should be considered
deviant behavior.
Deviance may be either positive or negative.
Social Control - answersRefers to the methods a society used to promote order and
stability.
Social Sanctions - answersAre rewards and punishments designed to encourage
desired behavior. *Positive sanctions are rewards and promotions, and smiles of
approval.
Retribution - answersPlumber stole thousands of dollars from people by installing
substandard plumbing fixtures.
The judge says that the plumber must pay for new fixtures for these people's homes.
Differential Association Theory - answersClaims that people can learn deviance through
association. The more you are exposed to deviant behavior, you increase the likelihood
that you will become deviant. (You are what you eat!)
Stigma - answersSally is avoided because her father is in prison for armed robbery.
Victim Discounting - answersIs the process of reducing the seriousness of crimes
directed at members of lower social classes.
If the victim is less valuable, the crime is less serious, and the penalty is less severe.
White-collar crime/Blue collar crime - answersWhite collar crime is mostly committed by
middle class and upper class people.
Blue collar crimes are those crimes associated with working class people, who work at
jobs that require less skill and education.
Typically, blue collar jobs are people who don't have a lot of wealth.
Feminization of poverty - answersThe trend of women and children making up large
proportion of those in poverty.
Caste System - answersDoes not allow for social mobility.
Deviance - answersIs the violation of social norms.
It is difficult to define because not everyone agrees on what should be considered
deviant behavior.
Deviance may be either positive or negative.
Social Control - answersRefers to the methods a society used to promote order and
stability.
Social Sanctions - answersAre rewards and punishments designed to encourage
desired behavior. *Positive sanctions are rewards and promotions, and smiles of
approval.
Retribution - answersPlumber stole thousands of dollars from people by installing
substandard plumbing fixtures.
The judge says that the plumber must pay for new fixtures for these people's homes.
Differential Association Theory - answersClaims that people can learn deviance through
association. The more you are exposed to deviant behavior, you increase the likelihood
that you will become deviant. (You are what you eat!)
Stigma - answersSally is avoided because her father is in prison for armed robbery.
Victim Discounting - answersIs the process of reducing the seriousness of crimes
directed at members of lower social classes.
If the victim is less valuable, the crime is less serious, and the penalty is less severe.
White-collar crime/Blue collar crime - answersWhite collar crime is mostly committed by
middle class and upper class people.
Blue collar crimes are those crimes associated with working class people, who work at
jobs that require less skill and education.
Typically, blue collar jobs are people who don't have a lot of wealth.
Feminization of poverty - answersThe trend of women and children making up large
proportion of those in poverty.
Caste System - answersDoes not allow for social mobility.
