Chapter 7 Vocabulary - Deviance & Social Control

3. an act committed in violation of the law
4. the act of breaking or discarding something, usually a rule or norm
9. reliability; resistance to sudden change
12. behavior that overconforms to social expectations
15. a method of protecting society from criminals by keeping them in prison
16. only occasional breaking of norms
17. behavior that underconforms to accepted norms
18. punishment intended to make criminals pay compensation for their acts
20. discouraging criminal acts by threatening punishment
23. the theory that deviance is more likely to occur when a gap exists between cultural goals and the ability to achieve them
24. ways to encourage conformity to society’s norms
25. an undesirable label used to deny a deviant acceptance
26. deviance that becomes a lifestyle and part of an individual’s identity
27. pertaining to a racial, religious, national, or other group regarded as different from the larger group of which it is a part

1. punishment intended to make criminals pay monetary compensation to make up for the financial damage caused by their acts
2. a system comprising institutions and processes responsible for enforcing criminal status
5. behavior that departs from societal or group norms
6. the process of reducing the seriousness of the crimes that injure people of lower status
7. a person who breaks significant societal or group norms
8. a repetition of, or return to, criminal behavior
10. the theory that individuals learn deviance in proportion to the number of deviant acts and norms to which they are exposed
11. a social condition in which norms are weak, conflicting, or absent
13. suitability; correctness
14. the theory that society creates deviance by identifying particular members as deviant
19. job-related crimes committed by high-status people
21. the theory that compliance with social norms requires strong bonds between individuals and society
22. the process of changing or reforming criminals through socialization