SOC FINAL
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mikekennedy27 on May 2, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 anomie | is the condition that exists when social regulations (norms) in a society break down |
| crime | one form of deviance, specifically behavior that violates criminal laws |
| Criminology | the study of crime from a scientific perspective |
| Deviance | behavior that is recognized as violating expected rules and norms |
| Labeling theory | a theory that interprets the responses o other as most significant in understanding deviant behavior |
| Structural strain theory | a theory that interprets deviance as originating in the tensions that exist in society between cultural goals and the means people have to achieve those goals |
| Differential association theory | theory that interprets deviance as behavior one learns through interaction with others |
| Caste system | a system of stratification (characterized by low social mobility) in which one's place in the stratification system is determined by birth |
| Wealth | the monetary value of everything one actually owns |
| Income | the amount of money brought into a household from various sources during a year |
| Educational attainment | the total years of formal education |
| Estate system | a system of stratification in which the ownership of property and the exercise of power is monopolized by and elite or noble class that has total control over social resources |
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