SOC Chap 7

Some norms are considered so important by a society that they formalized into_____________ controlling peoples behavior.

It is important to underscore the fact that ___________ is the primary source of conformity and obedience, including obedience to law

Which sociological perspective argues that people must respect social norms if any group or society is to survive.

Which of the following theories contends that criminal victimization increases when communal relationships and social institutions break down?

Labeling theory is also called the ___________ ____________ approach.

Which of the following is an example of innovations as defined in Robert Merton's anomie theory of deviance

Consumer fraud, bribery, and income tax evasion are considered _________ _________ crimes.

Which of the following statements is true of deviance?

Which sociologist first advanced the idea that an individual undergoes the same basic socialization process whether learning conforming or deviant acts?

Which sociologist illustrated the boundary-maintenance function of deviance in his study of Puritans in 17th- century New England?

Which of the following conducted observation research on two groups of high school males (the saints and the roughnecks) and concluded that social class played an important role in the varying fortunes of the two groups?

Which sociological theory suggests that our connection to members of society leads us to conform systematically to society's norms

Stanley Milgram used the word conformity to mean.

Police officers, judges, administrators, employers, military officers, and managers of movie theaters are all instruments of ______________ social control.

Feminist contend that prostitution and some forms of pornography are not ______________ crimes.

Society brings about acceptance of basic norms through techniques and strategies of preventing deviant human behavior. This process is termed.

_______________ is a state of normlessness that typically occurs during a period of profound social change and disorder, such as a time of economic collapse

_________________ theorists view standards of deviant behavior as merely reflecting cultural norms, whereas __________ and __________
theorists point out that the most powerful groups in a society can shape laws and standards and determine who is (or is not) prosecuted as a criminal

Daniel Bell used the term _________ __________ to describe the process during which leadership of organized crime was transferred from Irish Americans to Jewish Americans and later to Italian Americans and others

If we fail to respect and obey social norms , we may face punishment through informal or formal _____________.