Chapter & Vocabulary

3. ways to encourage conformity to society's norms
5. states that deviance is more likely when expectations are unrealistic to individuals abilities
7. theory that compliance with social norms requires strong bonds between individuals and society
8. acts committed in violation of the law 
9. behavior that under-conforms to accepted norms
11. repeating a criminal behavior over and over
14. A theory that states that the more your are exposed to deviance the more you will likely commit deviance
18. being placed in administrative segregation
20. a person who breaks significant societal or group norms
21. rewards or punishments that encourage conformity to social norms
22. that departs from societal or group norms

1. deviance in which an individual's life and identity are organized around breaking society's norms
2. theory that society creates deviance by identifying particular members as deviant
4. a condition where individuals are uncertain about how to act
6. high status people committing crimes that are related to their careers
10. Process of reducing the seriousness of the crimes that injure people or lower status
12. behavior that over conforms to social expectations
13. discouraging criminal acts by threatening punishment
15. an undesirable trait or label that is used to characterize an individual
16. system comprising institutions and processes responsible for enforcing criminal statutes
17. payback
19. deviance involving occasional breaking of norms that is not a part of a person's lifestyle or self-concept