SOC Ch 8

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SOC 100, Fall 2020 Dr. Smith

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Chapter 8

1. Sociologists use the term deviance to..... what?

2. What does stigma refer to?

3. How do norms make social life possible?

4. Why do human groups develop a system of social control?

5. What are ‘inner controls’ and ‘outer controls’?

6. What are the three main functions of deviance?

7. Briefly explain strain theory.

8. What are illegitimate opportunity structures?

9. What is white collar crime?

10. What is corporate crime?

11. Conflict theorists argue that the criminal justice system is a ‘tool designed by the powerful’ and used for what purpose?

12. ‘The criminal justice system does not focus on’….. who?

13. ‘The powerful are usually able to bypass the courts altogether’….. where do they end up and what usually happens to them?

14. ‘Conflict theorists stress that the power elite developed the legal system’….. and use it for what?

15. Summarize Figure 8.2 (p.217)

16. Summarize Table 8.3 (p.218)

17. What does ‘recidivism rate’ refer to?

18. Summarize Figure 8.3 (p.219).

19. Summarize the ‘need for a more humane approach’.