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| the type of suicide that can occur when there is excessive regulation of individuals by social forces |
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| the type of suicide occurring when there are disintegrating forces in the society that make individuals feel lost or alone |
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| the condition existing when social regulations ( norms ) in a society break down |
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| a form of terrorism involving the dispersion of chemical or biological substances intended to cause widespread disease and death |
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| one form of deviance;specially,behavior that violates criminal laws |
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| the study of crime from a scientific perspective |
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| the use of the computer to commit one or more terrorist acts |
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| behavior that is recognized as violating expected rules and norms |
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| the sequence of movements people make through a particular system of deviance |
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| groups that are organized around particular forms of social deviance |
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| the definition a person has of himself or herself as a deviant |
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| Differential Association Theory |
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| theory that interprets deviance as behavior one learns through interaction with others |
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| the type of suicide that occurs when people feel totally detached from society |
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| the wrongdoing of wealthy and powerful individuals and organizations |
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| assaults and other malicious acts ( including crimes against property ) motivated by various forms of bias, including that based on race, religion, sexual-orientation, ethnic and national origin, or disability |
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| the FBI's tallying of violent crimes of murdur, manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault, plus property crimes |
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| a theory that interprets the responses of others as most significant in understanding deviant behavior |
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| some characteristic of a person that overrides all other features of the person's identity |
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| Medicalization of Deviance |
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| explanations of deviant behavior that interpret deviance as the result of individual pathology or sickness |
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| the use of race alone as the criterion for deciding whether to stop and detain someone on suspicion of their having committed a crime |
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| the process by which groups and individuals within those groups are brought into conformity with dominant social exceptions |
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| those who regulate and administer the response to deviance, such as the police, or mental health workers |
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| theory that explains deviance as the result of the weakening of social bonds |
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| an attribute that is socially devalued and discredited |
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| a theory that interprets deviance as originating in the tensions that exist in society between cultural goals and the means people have to achieve those goals |
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| the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government or population in furtherance of political or social objectives |
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| cluster of people who just happen to be similarly situated at the same time |
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| set of 2 or more people who interact and in a manner that is defined by some common purpose, a set of norms, and a structure of statuses and roles within the group |
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| small # of people who interact over a long period of time on an intimate basis |
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| involve a large # of people who interact on a temporary basis; no intimacy |
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| smallest group possible; made of 2 people |
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| " task leader " ; organizes a group to set & pursue goals; helps the group to define its job and determine the best way to do it |
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| " social emotional leader " ; well liked and creates harmony, keeps morals high and minimizes conflicts & achieves solidarity among group members by offering emotional support |
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| refers to individual's compliance with group goals, even if the group's goals conflict with our individual goals |
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| occurs when group members begin to think similarity and conform to one another's views |
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| closely related to group think; a group moves towards a stonger position or more extreme course of action than ist members individually favor |
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| groups making risky decisions due to " safety in numbers " |
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| group that one compares to when making self-evaluations; social groups that provide the standards in terms of which we evaluate ourselves |
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