Explore key sociological perspectives on deviance, including psychological, biological, and conflict theory approaches. Understand crime definitions, the role of alcohol as a mood-altering substance, and how these concepts apply in societal contexts.
Psychological
Sociological
Criminological
Biological
Labeling
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Biology explains a substantial amount of deviance
Biology plays no role in causing deviance
Biological explanations are more important that psychological ones in understanding deviance
They should be given more weight than cultural transmission theories
When biology does play role, it is but one contributing factor rather than the sole cause of deviance.
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The labeling process
Biological inadequacies of individuals
Weakened social bonds in industrial societies
The learning that occurs through primary groups ties
Certain characteristic of capitalism
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An act that is bad in and of itself
An act that is bad because it is prohibited
An act that is stigmatized by some powerful groups
An act that violates a criminal code that has been enacted by an officially constituted political authority
None of the above
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Marijuana
Alcohol
Cocaine
Heroin
Nicotine
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Mental illness is much like physical illness
Mental illness is the result of childhood traumas that produce maladjustment
Mental illness is a mode of adaptation to anomie
Mental illness is caused by a shift from secondary deviance to primary deviance
The symptoms of mental illness arise when people conform to the expectations of how they think a mentally ill person should behave
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White-collar crime
Organized crime
Sexual crime
Drug crime
Property crime
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Reduce poverty
Legalize some victimless crime
Promote personal responsibility among prison inmates
Encourage fuller employment
Give longer prison sentences for most crimes
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