SOCI 2510 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Labeling Theory, Medicalization
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Crime the violation of a society"s formally enacted criminal law. Social control attempts by others to regulate people"s thoughts and behaviour. Criminal justice system the organizations - police, courts, and prison officials - that respond to alleged violations of the law. Labelling theory the idea that deviance and conformity result not so much from what people do as from how others respond to those actions. Stigma a powerfully negative label that greatly changes a person"s self-concept and social identity. Medicalization of deviance the transformation of moral and legal deviance into a medical condition. White-collar crime crime committed by persons of high social position in the course of their occupations. Corporate crime the illegal actions of a corporation or people acting on its behalf. Organized crime a business supplying illegal goods or services. Hate crime a criminal act against a person or a person"s property by an offender motivated by racial or other bias.
