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