Chapters 3 & 8 Review: Conformity and Deviance
Terms to Know:
1.
Sanctions
2. Formal sanctions
3. Informal sanctions
4. Positive sanctions
5. Negative sanctions
6. Internalization
7. Social control
8. Ethnocentrism
9. Cultural lag
10. Vested interests
11. Stigma
12. Anomie
13. Deviance
14. Self-fulfillment
15. Narcissism
16. Recidivism
17. Primary deviance
18. Secondary deviance
19. Police discretion
20. UCR
21. Racial profiling
22. Plea bargaining
23. Corrections
24. Control Theory of deviance
25. Cultural Transmission Theory of deviance
26. Differential association
27. Labeling Theory of deviance
28. Strain theory of deviance
29. Anomie
30. Conflict Theory of deviance
Other things to know:
1.
Give several examples of both positive and negative sanctions.
2. Give several examples of both formal and informal sanctions.
3. According to Robin Williams, Americans share a set of core values. Identify at least 3 of
them.
4. Identify at least 3 causes of cultural change.
5. Which cause of social change produces the biggest changes in the least amount of time?
6. Which cause of social change is the most common?
7. List and explain the 5 different responses to society’s goals according to the Strain Theory of
deviance.
8. Who compiles the UCR? How do they gather their info?
9. Give 3 examples of crimes that classified as violent.
10. According to sociologists, deviance serves valuable functions for societies. Identify and
explain at least 2 of them.
11. Identify 2 functions of our corrections system. (There are 4 potential answers.)
12. Give 2 examples of victimless crimes.
13. Give 2 examples of white collar crimes.
14. What factors influence police when deciding whether or not to make an arrest?
15. Which gender is the most likely to be arrested? Which race is most likely? Which age
bracket?