Review Worksheet Deviance and Social Control

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CHAPTER 8 Review Worksheet Deviance and Social Control

MATCH Match each item in the left column with its description in the right column. Write the letter of the correct description in the space provided.

______1. cultural transmission theory a. theory that focuses on why people con- form rather than on the causes of deviance ______2. primary deviance b. occurrence in a public setting in which an ______3. Robert K. Merton individual acquires the new identity of deviant ______4. labeling theory c. theory that views deviance as the natural ______5. stigma outgrowth of the values, norms, and structure of society ______6. Travis Hirschi d. nonconformity that results in the individual being labeled as deviant and accepting ______7. degradation ceremony the label as true ______8. Richard Quinney e. sociologist whose work heavily influenced labeling theory ______9. deviance f. confusion that results when norms of ______10. control theory society are unclear or no longer applicable g. behavior that violates significant social ______11. secondary deviance norms ______12. anomie h. nonconformity that goes undetected by those in authority ______13. Edwin Lemert i. functionalist who developed strain theory ______14. Edwin Sutherland j. theory that views deviance as a learned behavior ______15. strain theory k. proposed the concept of differential association, suggesting that learning of deviant behavior occurs in primary groups l. control theorist who suggested that conformity is the result of self-control m. mark of social disgrace that sets the deviant apart from the rest of society n. theory that focuses on how individuals come to be identified as deviant o. conflict theorist who suggested that the ruling classes label as deviant any behavior that threatens their power base

FILL IN THE BLANK In each blank, write the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

16. A is any act that is so labeled by those in authority, is prohibited by law, and is punishable by the government.

17. In terms of race, over two-thirds of all people arrested are

18. Murder, forcible rape, and robbery are examples of crime.

19. In terms of race, the victims of violence, more often than not, are

20. The rate of use in homicides is higher in the United States than in any other industrialized nation in the world.

21. Burglary and arson are examples of crimes against .

22. Prostitution, gambling, and illegal drug use are classified as

crimes.

23. crime describes offenses committed by individuals of

high social status in the course of their professional lives.

24. A crime pursues crime as a big business.

25. The police, the courts, and corrections are all part of the

system.

26. The power of the police to decide who to actually arrest is referred to as police

27. Many people charge that the high rate of arrests among African Americans is a result

of police use of .

28. is the process of legal negotiation that allows an accused person to plead guilty to a lesser charge in return for a lighter sentence.

29. The sanctions—such as imprisonment, parole, and probation—used to punish

criminals are called .