SOC100H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Medicalization, Subculture, Feminist Theory
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Deviance departure from a norm that evokes a negative reaction from others. Crime deviance that is against the law. Law a norm stipulated and enforced by government bodies. Formal punishment penalization by the judicial system for breaking a law. Informal punishment a mild sanction that is imposed during face-to-face interaction rather than by the judicial system. Stigmatization process of negatively evaluating people because of a marker that distinguishes them from others. Victimless crimes violations of the law in which no victim has stepped forward and been identified. Self-report surveys surveys in which respondents are asked to report their involvement in criminal activities, either as perpetrators or as victims. Victimization surveys surveys in which people are asked whether they have been victims of crime. Street crimes crimes including arson, break and enter, assault, and other illegal acts disproportionately committed by people from lower classes. White-collar crimes illegal acts committed by respectable, high-status people in the course work.
