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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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Conformity   show
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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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Formal social control   show
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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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show Governmental social control  
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Obedience   show
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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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show A person who pursues crime as a day-to-day occupation, developing skilled techniques and enjoying a certain degree of status among other criminals.  
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show The notion that criminal victimization increases when there is a convergence of motivated offenders and vulnerable targets.  
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Sanctions   show
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show An approach to deviance that emphasizes the role of culture in the creation of the deviant identity.  
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show The techniques and strategies for preventing deviant human behavior in any society.  
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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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Victimization surveys   show
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Victimless crime   show
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show Crimes committed by affluent individuals or corporations in the course of their daily business activities.  
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