SOCL 2001 Chapter : Socl 2001 Chapter 7 Notes
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The techniques and strategies that regulate people"s behavior in society. ** we conform to laws and cultural expectations bc of social. Stigma-negative label that devalues a person and changes themselves. Informal- behavior that disregards accepted social norms. Violation of societal norms and rules for which punishment is specified by law. Use victimized surveys to measure extend of crime. Victimized survey- interviewing people about their experiences as crime victims. Victimless crimes(public order crimes)- acts that violate laws but involve. Perception of deviance can change over time. Traits or behavior that violates expected rules or norms. Varies from group to group, culture to culture, situation to situation . Chapter. 7: deviance, crime and the criminal justice system. Crime: individuals who don"t consider themselves victims want it rates of homocide,robbery and aggravated assault where females more likely to be victims of rape, sexual assault, and intimate partner violence. 65 and older to experience nonfatal violent crime income.
