SOCI 2013 vocabulary and key notes from Dr. Lori Holyfield's test review session
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| External Restraint Theory says that those with __________ or who experience ______________ are more likely to commit suicide | Weak external restraint; psychological punishment | |
| External Restraint Theory suggests that those who experience _____________ are more likely to commit murder | Strong External Restraint | |
| Illegitimate Opportunity Theory | Deviant subcultures develop when social structures systematically block them. The '60s and '70s are a good example of this with sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. | |
| Corporations' wrongs against people are considered __________, but a person's wrongs against another person are considered ___________ | amoral; immoral | |
| The greatest cause of all wrongful convictions is _____________ | Misindentification | |
| Conflict Crime | Crime with laws that prohibit it, but there is no strong consensus that the crime is | |
| Conflict Theorists suggest that laws are in place to _______________ | protect the affluent members of society | |
| Conflict theorists argue that showing crimes to the public in the manner in the manner that they're presented perpetuates the idea of ____________________ | prevalence of crime in poor communities | |
| According to _____________ Theory, your behavior is influenced by the people you're around | Differential Association Theory | |
| Major Source of information on reported crimes in the US | FBI Uniform Crime Report | |
| What type of evidence has exonerated over 200 people since its implementation in our judicial system? | DNA testing | |
| The total population has grown approximately 30% since 1970. The ____________ has grown 605%. | Prison Population | |
| People who've been victims of identity theft learn what 2 things? | 1) financial institutions do not trust theml; 2) They have trobule obtaining banking services and credit cards | |
| Of waste sites, _______% pose significant health hazards | 90% | |
| It costs only $_____ to sell a TON of waste to a third world country | $3 | |
| Most toxic waste dumps in the US are located in the ___________. | South | |
| 3 types of toxic terror: | 1. factories that pollute; 2. export of dangerous chemicals; 3. export of hazardous waste | |
| Compared to other countries, the US is ________ likely to use capital punishment. | More | |
| Prostitution is a victimless crime. T/F? | True | |
| ___% of diseases are waterborne. | 75% | |
| primary deviance | random acts of deviance; one does not consider themselves to be deviant at this point | |
| secondary deviance | labels start to develop; you see yourself as a deviant | |
| tertiary deviance | you're so accustomed to deciance that what society consideres deviant is now the norm to you | |
| White Collar deviance happens for ________ | personal gain | |
| Corporate deviance happens for __________ | profit motive | |
| Prosecution for ________ has dropped 28% since 9/11 due to relocation of investigators to the Department of Homeland Security | White Collar Crimes | |
| Strain Theory: Conformist | Normal goals, normal means of attaining those goals | |
| Strain Theory: Ritualist | Abnormal goals, normal means of attaining those goals | |
| Strain Theory: Innovators | Normal goals, abnormal means of attaining those goals | |
| Strain Theory: Retreatist | Abnormal goals, abnormal means of attaining those goals | |
| Strain Theory: Rebel | Abnormal goals, abnormal means of attaining those goals, AND these people want to change that aspect of society | |
| Durkheim says that conformity does 3 things for us. What are they? | Conformity - allows us to know the rules; social solidarity - brings us together; provides industry - prostitution, drug dealers, lawyers, police, etc | |
| According to a study on Corporate Crime by Yeager, 42% of cases were ___________ | multiple offenders |
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