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Social Deviance
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Any transgression (sin) of socially established norms
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Informal deviance
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Minor transgressions of the socially established norms
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Formal deviance
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A crime; involves the violation of laws
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Social cohesion
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Refers to the way people form social bonds, relate to each other, and get along on a day-to-day basis
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Who theorized that social cohesion is established through either mechanical solidarity or organic solidarity
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Emile Durkheim
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What is mechanical solidarity
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Based on the sameness of society's parts or members
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Organic solidarity
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Based on the interdependence of specialized parts or memebers
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Punitive justice
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Focused on making the violator suffer and thus defining the boundaries of acceptable behavior
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Rehabilitative justice
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Examines the specific circumstances of an individual transgressor and attempts to find ways to rehabilitate him
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Social control
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A set of mechanisms that create normative compliance in individuals
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Normative compliance
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The act of abiding by society's norms or simply following the rules of group life
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What are unspoken rules and expectations about people's behavior?
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Informal social sanctions
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What do informal social sanctions help>
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Help maintain a base level of order and cohesion in society and form a foundation for formal social control
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Who theorized that suicide is a product of social forces, depending on a person's level of social integration and social regulation?
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Emile Durkheim
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Who is more likely to commit suicide, catholic or protestants and why?
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Protestants are more likely because they believe once they have been saved they will go to heaven no matter whatcatholics are less likely because they are concerned about the ties that bind them in a community
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