Sociology chapter 7- Cierra

1. discouraging criminal acts by threatening punishment
3. theory- the theory that society creates deviance by identifying particular members as deviant
5. theory- theory that deviance is more likely to occur when a gap exists between cultural goals and the ability to achieve them
6. crime-job-related crimes committed by high-status people
8. deviance-deviance in which an individual's life and identity are organized around breaking society's norms
11. discounting-the process of reducing the seriousness of the crimes that injure people of lower status
12. justice system-a system comprising institutions and processes responsible for enforcing criminal statutes
14. the process of changing or reforming a criminal through socialization
17. association theory-the theory that individuals learn deviance in proportion to the number of deviant acts and norms in which they are exposed
18. a repetition of, or return to, criminal behavior
19. behavior that departs from societal or group norms
21. who breaks significant societal or group names
22. control- ways to encourage conformity to society's norms

2. punishment intended to make criminals pay monetary compensation to make up for the financial damage caused by their acts
4. deviance-deviance involving occasional breaking of norms that is not a part of a person's lifestyle or self-concept
7. theory- theory that compliance with social norms requires strong bonds between individuals and society
8. sanctions- rewards or punishments that encourage conformity to social norms
9. an undesirable label that is used to deny a deviant social acceptance
10. Social conditions in which norms are weak, conflicting, or absent
12. an act committed in violation of the law
13. deviance- behavior that under conforms to accepted norms
15. a method of protecting society from criminals by keeping them in prison
16. punishment intended to make criminals pay compensation for their acts
20. deviance- behavior that over conforms to social expectations