SOCA02H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Consensual Crime, Labeling Theory, Laudanum
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Testing and tracking: most sociologists believe iq reflects social standing in great part because all that iq tests can ever measure is acquired proficiency with a cultural system. Iq test results turn on a combination of two fators: how effectively an individual absorbs what his or her environment offers, how closely his/her environment reflects what the test includes. Iq misplaces minorities or those whom are disadvantaged because tests have a bias and middle- class structure. Chapter 7 deviance and crime: labeling theory: when society labels one, very often they will live up to the label and acquire it as their own identity. Prevent this to happening to youth, because youth is more impressionable.
