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Sociology chapter 8

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Anomie   show
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show Robert Merton’s theory that explains deviance as an adaptation either of socially prescribed goals or of the means governing their attainment, or both.  
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show Going along with peers’ individuals of our own status, who have no special right to direct our behavior.  
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Control theory   show
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Crime   show
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show A school of criminology that argues that criminal behavior is learned through social interactions.  
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Deviance   show
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Differential association   show
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show Social control carried out by authorized agents, such as police officers, judges, school administration, and employers.  
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Informal social control   show
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show An approach to deviance that attempts to explain why certain people are viewed, as deviants while other engaging in the same behavior are not.  
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Law   show
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show Compliance with higher authorities in a hierarchical structure  
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show The work of a group that regulates relations between various criminal enterprises, including the smuggling and sale of drugs, prostitution, and gambling.  
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Professional criminal   show
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Routine activities theory   show
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show Penalties and rewards for conduct concerning a social norm.  
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Social constructionist perspective   show
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. Social control   show
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Societal reaction approach   show
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show A label used to devalue members of deviant social group  
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show questionnaires or interviews give to a sample of the population to determine whether people have been victims of crime.  
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show A term used by sociologists to describe the willing exchange among adults of widely desired, but illegal, goods and services.  
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White Collar crime   show
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