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Glossary:

alienation	the feeling of powerlessness and separation from one’s group or society
altruistic suicide	the type of suicide that can occur when there is excessive regulation of individuals by social forces
anomic suicide	the type of suicide occurring when there are disintegrating forces in the society that make individuals feel lost or alone
anomie	the condition existing when social regulations (norms) in a society break down
deviance	behavior that is recognized as violating expected rules and norms
deviant career	the sequence of movements people make through a particular system of deviance
deviant community	groups that are organized around particular forms of social deviance
deviant identity	the definition a person has of himself or herself as a deviant
differential association theory	theory that interprets deviance as behavior one learns through interaction with others
egoistic suicide	the type of suicide that occurs when people feel totally detached from society
elite deviance	the wrongdoing of wealthy and powerful individuals and organizations
labeling theory	a theory that interprets the responses of others as most significant in understanding deviant behavior
master status	some characteristic of a person that overrides all other features of the person’s identity
Unit 7: Deviance This chapter studies deviance from a sociological perspective, including an examination of the theories of deviance, the forms of deviance, and global deviance.
	Read: Chapter 7 Deviance Attend: Deviance Glossary: alienation the feeling of powerlessness and separation from one’s group or society altruistic suicide the type of suicide that can occur when there is excessive regulation of individuals by social forces anomic suicide the type of suicide occurring when there are disintegrating forces in the society that make individuals feel lost or alone anomie the condition existing when social regulations (norms) in a society break down deviance behavior that is recognized as violating expected rules and norms deviant career the sequence of movements people make through a particular system of deviance deviant community groups that are organized around particular 5%" class="style9">medicalization of deviance explanations of deviant behavior that interpret deviance as the result of individual pathology or sickness moral entrepreneurs people who organize a social movement to reform how a particular behavior is morally perceived and handled primary deviance the violation of a norm or law secondary deviance behavior that results from being labeled deviant, regardless of whether the person has previously engaged in deviance social control a process by which groups and individuals within those groups are brought into conformity with dominant social expectations social control agents those who institutionally regulate and administer responses to deviance, such as the police and mental head" -->   Unit 7: Deviance This chapter studies deviance from a sociological perspective, including an examination of the theories of deviance, the forms of deviance, and global deviance.     Read: Chapter 7 Deviance Attend: Deviance Glossary: alienation the feeling of powerlessness and separation from one’s group or society altruistic suicide the type of suicide that can occur when there is excessive regulation of individuals by social forces anomic suicide the type of suicide occurring when there are disintegrating forces in the society that make individuals feel lost or alone anomie the condition existing when social regulations (norms) in a society break down deviance behavior that is recognized as violating expected rules and norms deviant career the sequence of movements people make through a particular system of deviance deviant community groups that are organized around particular alth workers social control theory theory that explains deviance as the result of the weakening of social bonds stigma an attribute that is socially devalued and discredited structural strain theory 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 tertiary deviance deviance that occurs when the deviant fully accepts the deviant role, but rejects the stigma associated with it     yle9">social control agents	those who institutionally regulate and administer responses to deviance, such as the police and mental head" -->   Unit 7: Deviance This chapter studies deviance from a sociological perspective, including an examination of the theories of deviance, the forms of deviance, and global deviance.
	Read: Chapter 7 Deviance Attend: Deviance Glossary: alienation the feeling of powerlessness and separation from one’s group or society altruistic suicide the type of suicide that can occur when there is excessive regulation of individuals by social forces anomic suicide the type of suicide occurring when there are disintegrating forces in the society that make individuals feel lost or alone anomie the condition existing when social regulations (norms) in a society break down deviance behavior that is recognized as violating expected rules and norms deviant career the sequence of movements people make through a particular system of deviance deviant community groups that are organized around particular