Sociology Review Sheet For Chapter 7
Name _______________________________________________
1. ___________________ is a behavior that departs from societal or group norms.
2. What is one positive affect of deviance? One negative affect?
3. __________________ _____________________ are ways to encourage conformity
to society’s norms.
4. ________________ ______________________ are rewards or punishments that
encourage conformity to social norms.
5. How does deviance benefit society?
6. Which theory states that deviance has both positive and negative consequences?
a. conflict theory
b. functionalist theory
c. social interaction theory
7. _____________ is a social condition in which norms are weak
8. Strain Theory
a. innovation
b. ritualism
c. retreatism
d. rebellion
e. conformity
______________ rejects the goal of success, but goes through the motions
______________ reject both the goal of success and the means to get there
and substitutes a way to achieve a new goal. ex. Timothy McVeigh
_______________ rejects the goal and the means to get there and drops out
of the race for success. ex: those who want to live on the street
________________ accepts the goal of success and hard work as the way to
achieve it.
________________ accepts the goal but find illegal ways to meet it.
9. ____________________ theory states that people who have strong social bonds
to society are more likely to conform to society.
10. What happens to the rate of deviance when a person has weak social bonds?
11. According to this sociologic theory, deviance is transmitted through socialization.
a. conflict theory
b. functionalist theory
c. social interaction theory
12. What are the three parts to differential association theory?
a.
b.
c.
13. What is the labeling theory?
14. What is the difference between primary and secondary deviance? (define both)
15. This is an undesirable characteristic or label used by others to characterize an
individual. __________________________________________
16. This sociological theory states that deviance is a result of social inequality and
power.
a. conflict theory
b. functionalist theory
c. social interaction theory
17. What is victim discounting?
18. This type of crime is committed by respected people of high social status and
includes tax evasion and insider trading.
19. Any violation of a law is considered a _______________________________.
20. What are the two methods used to gather crime statistics in the United States?
a.
b.
21. What is the difference between juvenile delinquency and juvenile crime?
22. Define each part of the criminal justice system.
a. deterrence
b. retribution
c. incarceration
d. rehabilitation
23. What is recidivism?