Exam 6: Deviance and Crime

When a person has internalized a deviant label that is placed upon him or her, this is referred to as ______.

Explanatory theorists focus on childhood socialization as the primary contributing factor responsible for deviance.

Moral entrepreneurs lead campaigns to define certain acts as deviant and/or illegal.

The supervised early release of a prisoner on behalf of good behavior is called ______.

______ asserts that crime and deviance are perpetuated by urban disorder.

Burglary and motor vehicle theft are types of ______.

Seemingly random acts of deviance, such as an occasional bout of drinking to excess, may be considered ______.

An individual must act deviantly in order to be stigmatized.

Which country has the highest rate of incarceration in the world?

Travis Hirschi's social control theory focuses on why people do not commit deviant acts.

If the punishment for a crime makes it less likely that individuals will commit future crimes, it is called ______.

Rachel downloaded music from a site on the internet and didn't pay for it. She thought her actions weren't illegal since many friends of hers had done the same. Rachel is an example of a ______.

According to the structural-functionalist theoretical perspective, deviance is ______.

A key figure in criminology named ______ created the differential association theory.

Theorists who attribute causes of deviant behavior to biology are utilizing ______ theories.

Which of these aspects of cross-border drug crime account for why efforts to counter it have been unsuccessful?

Sociologist Miller studies criminal behavior in gangs, focusing on how each gang member defines his or her behavior, as well as how they interact with one another. Miller is using ______ theories as the basis for this study.

What is strain theory and why is it considered a contemporary version of the structural functionalist view of deviance? Who is the creator of this theory? What are the five adaptations to strain?

When companies have misleading advertisements and distribute goods they know to be harmful to the public, this is an example of a ______.

How do sociologists define deviance? How does deviant behavior vary from one time period to another? Give one example of this from the past 25 years and discuss how it has changed.