Chapter 7 Vocabulary

3. Deviance involving occasional breaking of norms that is not a part of a lifestyle or self concept
7. Deviance in which an individual's life and identity are organized around breaking norms
9. Behavior that departs from societal or group norms
11. An undesirable label that is used to deny a deviant social acceptance
12. Job-related crimes committed by high-status people
16. Rewards or punishments that encourage conformity to social norms
18. The process of changing or reforming a criminal through socialization
20. Discouraging criminal acts by threatening punishment
21. Punishment intended to make criminals pay monetary compensation to make up for the financial damage caused by their acts
22. Behavior that under-conforms to accepted norms
23. The process of reducing the seriousness of the crimes that injure people of lower status
24. Theory that society creates deviance by identifying particular members as deviant

1. The theory that individuals learn deviance in proportion to the number of deviant acts and norms in which they are exposed
2. A system comprising institutions and processes responsible for enforcing criminal statuses
4. A social condition in which norms are weak, conflicting, or absent
5. A person who breaks significant societal or group norms
6. A repetition of, or return to, criminal behavior
8. The theory that compliance with social norms requires strong bonds between individuals and society
10. The theory that deviance is more likely to occur when a gap exists between cultural goals and the ability to achieve them
13. A method of protecting society from criminals by keeping them in prison
14. Ways to encourage conformity to society's norms
15. Behavior that over-conforms to accepted norms
17. An act committed in violation with the law
19. Punishment intended to make criminals pay compensation for their acts