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15 Crim 102 Flashcards on Exam #1 , created by hr.seibel on 05/10/2015.
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??? -John Locke -humans as blank slate -personality based on experience and social interaction
Social Structures -stable patterns of social interactions
Bureaucracy -efficient social technology
Scientific Revolution -sound conclusions about the world must be based on solid evidence, not just speculation
Consumerism -tendency to define ourselves in terms of the goods and services we purchase
Subculture -set of distinct values, norms and practices within a larger culture
Protestant Ethic ???
Environmental Design -environment as effecting / preventing crime -part of the ethnographic approach -ex. street lights, cameras
Social Groups -one or more networks of people who identify with each other and adhere to defined norms, roles, and statuses
Social Categories -people who share similar status, but do not identify with each other
Social Constructionism -focus on how social problems are define and responded to -crime is a social construct, that changes over geography and crime
Crime Funnel crimes reports arrests charges guilty plea guilty at trial acquittal
Inductive Approach -"grounded theory" -researchers interact with group they are studying
Folkway -violation evokes least severe form of punishment -least important type of norm
Mores -core norms that most people believe in are essential for the survival of their group in society -social requirements
Taboo -strongest type of norm -met with severe punishment and revulsion in community -ex. incest
Rights Revolution -socially excluded groups struggling to win equal rights under law and practice
3 Types of Suicide -altruistic (high levels of solidarity) -anomic (society without norms) -egoistic (not firmly attached)
Social Solidarity -increases the more a group shares beliefs and values -and with the frequency and intensity they interact
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