Chat with AIExam 10: Deviance, Crime and Social Control
Recent studies have found lower rates of homicide in states with capital punishment.
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"Victimless crimes" never involve victims.
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What is social control and how does it come to exist? How is conformity related to social control? How are sanctions related to social control? What are some different types of sanctions?
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Answered by Examlex AI CopilotSocial control refers to the mechanisms, strategies, and institutions that societies use to regulate individual behavior and maintain social order. It comes to exist through a combination of formal and informal processes, including laws, norms, customs, and expectations. Social control is necessary for maintaining stability and preventing chaos within a society.
Conformity is closely related to social control, as it involves individuals adhering to the norms and expectations of a society. Conformity is a way for individuals to demonstrate their acceptance of social control and their willingness to abide by the rules and expectations of their community.
Sanctions are also related to social control, as they are the consequences or punishments that are imposed on individuals who violate social norms or laws. Sanctions can be either formal, such as fines or imprisonment, or informal, such as social ostracism or disapproval.
There are different types of sanctions, including positive sanctions, which are rewards or incentives for conforming to social norms, and negative sanctions, which are punishments for violating social norms. Other types of sanctions include formal sanctions, such as legal penalties, and informal sanctions, such as social shunning or gossip. These various types of sanctions play a crucial role in maintaining social control and encouraging conformity within a society.
Formal sanctions are used most often by the powerful against the relatively powerless in society.
(29) There is clear evidence that capital punishment does not deter murder.
(36) White elderly Americans are much more likely to be victims of street crime than other groups in society.
(19) Violent crimes usually involve cost-benefit analysis in advance of someone committing the crime.
(41) What is
a) state crime and
b) state-corporate crime? How are they similar and how do they differ? Begin by defining each and then contrast them. Name at least two types of state crime.
(32) What is the difference between retreatism and rebellion? Begin your response by defining both and why they occur.
(38) Governmental sponsorship of activities that constitute harm to the public are referred to as:
(45) Suicide among the elderly in society best fits Durkheim's altruistic type of deviance.
(41) What is feminist criminology? Why is this line of inquiry important in relation to understanding and dealing with crime?
(31) The difference between white-collar crime and corporate crime rests upon:
(28) How does the conflict perspective explain deviance and crime? To answer this question, begin by briefly explaining the basic beliefs of this perspective and then specifically as it relates to crime and deviance.
(26) How does the U.S. compare in terms of crime rates, to other countries? Which groups are most likely to be a victim of assault, murder, and other crimes according to the author? How do Farley and Flota explain this?
(37) Social processes that have the effect of minimizing deviance are called:
(44) Anomie is a condition that occurs when a society lacks effective norms in which to restrain people.
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