SOC 103 Chapter 7: Chapter 7
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Individuals considered deviant by one group may be conformists in another group. Defining deviance: deviance is relative, an act becomes deviant when it is social defined as such. Line between deviant and nondeviant can be ambiguous: eccentric and mentally ill hard to define, mores more serious than folkways, crime: is an act that violates criminal law and is punishable with fines, jail terms, and other sanctions. Juvenile delinquency : refers to a violation of law by young people under the age of eighteen. Strain theory: goals and the means to achieve them www. notesolution. com. Illegitimate opportunity structures: circumstances that provide an opportunity for people to acquire through illegitimate activities what they cannot get through legitimate channels. Symbolic interactionist perspectives on crime and deviance: focus on how people develop a self-concept and learn appropriate behaviour through the process of socialization. Law protects the interests of the affluent and powerful. How the law classifies crime: uses seriousness of the crime.
