1. Crime and Deviance Sociology Ms. Rybak

2. What is crime? An action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited. Generally, breaks the law.

3. What is deviance? Differing from a norm or from the accepted standards of a society. Deviants who share similar norms or values form a subculture.

4. Examples of Crime Murder Theft Assault Speeding Texting while driving (starting in July) Drugs Drinking under 21

5. Examples of Deviance Picking your nose Phobias Homosexuality Gothic Dress Smoking Wearing clothes of the opposite sex

6. Differences Crime is deviance, but deviance is not always crime. What does this statement mean?

7. Agents of Formal Control Agents that enforce formal rules of society. Examples: Police, judicial system.

8. Agents of Informal Control Agents of socialization Examples: peer groups, family, religion, etc.

9. Theories of Deviance Social-Strain Typology – Conformity, Innovation, Ritualism, Retreatism, Rebellion – Social strain theory explains a person’s motivations or adherence to cultural goals and a person’s belief in how to attain those goals.

10. Theories of Deviance Structural-Functionalism – Says that deviance helps distinguish what is deviant and what is not (moral boundaries) – Deviance promotes social unity – Deviance can be a means for society to change – Example: Woman’s rights movement

11. Theories of Deviance Labeling Theory – Labels are given to individuals (criminal, goth, loner, punk) – The person adopts the label by exhibiting the behaviors, actions, and attitudes associated with the label – They are again labeled as part of their subculture

12. Theories of Deviance Differential Association – When non-criminals spend time with criminals and there is not a rejection of crime or any seen punishment for deviant acts, the person becomes a criminal – If they are not taught that there are consequences, the natural choice is to learn from their surroundings.