Key Terms from Social Norms and Deviance

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Across
  1. 3. The type of deviance that violates established laws or formal rules set by a society.
  2. 5. The theory that individuals are in control of their behaviour and control social structures and institutions
  3. 6. Behaviour, beliefs, or characteristics that violate social norms
  4. 10. Behaviours considered to be appropriate and suitable for a society or group of people. (6,5)
  5. 11. The theory that social structures and institutions influence individuals.
Down
  1. 1. _______ sanctions are punishments given to discourage deviant behaviour.
  2. 2. ______ sanctions provide incentives for individuals to conform to expectations.
  3. 4. The norms and structures in society that regulate behaviour to discourage deviancy. (6,7)
  4. 7. The practice of understanding a culture by its own standards. (8,10)
  5. 8. The practice of judging another culture by comparing it to the standards of one’s own culture
  6. 9. The type of deviance involves behaviour that breaks social norms or unwritten rules but does not violate any laws.