Exam 8: Deviance and Social Control

In the medicalization of deviance, deviance becomes a symptom of some underlying illness that demands treatment by

How does deviance clarify moral boundaries and affirm norms?

Serial murder is defined as the killing of several victims in _____ or more separate events.

Psychologists look at _____ as a possible cause of deviance.

In strain theory, institutionalized means are

On any given day, one out of _____ African American, one out of _____ Latino, and one out of _____ white men in their 20s is in jail.

When judges assign youthful offenders to social workers and counselors, rather than sending them to reform school or jail, they are using diversion, which testifies to the power of

_____ may force a group to rethink its moral boundaries, helping the group to adapt to changing circumstances.

Shaming is

Because deviance undermines predictability, a system of _____ was developed to enforce the norms.

_____ is the violation of norms.

Sociologist Robert Merton developed

Killing is _____ in mainstream society; but for members of the Mafia, when certain of their norms are broken that threaten a person's honor, _____ would be a deviant act.

The term capital punishment refers to

_____ attempt(s) to neutralize the moral demands of society.

Conflict theorists view the criminal justice system as

Strain theory _____ the sociological view that deviants are the product of society.

Ted gave a talk to his high school class that was laced with humor and understanding and showed that he really grasped the important points in the history of the French Revolution, which was what his history class was studying. When he was finished, Ted was praised by his teacher as well as by several classmates. The praise was an example of a

The United States has 5% of the world's population and about _____ of the world's prisoners.

There are a variety of ways to approach deviance. _____ look for answers within individuals, such as a possible genetic predisposition to deviance.