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Mednick, Sarnoff Theory of Deviance

Social Organization Norms and Deviance

Definition Sarnoff Mednick's theory of deviance suggests that some individuals are biologically p...

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Lombroso, Cesare Theory of Deviance

Social Organization Norms and Deviance

Definition Cesare Lombroso, an Italian criminologist from the late 19th century, proposed a theor...

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Hooten and Sheldon Theory of Deviance

Social Organization Norms and Deviance

Definition The E.A. Hooten / William H. Sheldon theory of deviance is a perspective that examines...

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Folkways

Social Organization Norms and Deviance

Definition Folkways are social conventions or customary ways of behaving that are considered appr...

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Deviance as Individual Choice

Social Organization Norms and Deviance

Definition The Theory of Deviance as Individual Choice is a sociological perspective that suggest...

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Deviance

Social Organization Norms and Deviance

Definition Deviance refers to behavior, beliefs, or actions that deviate from the accepted social...

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Cultural Transmission Theory

Social Organization Norms and Deviance

Definition Cultural transmission theory in the context of crime and deviance explains how individ...

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Biological Theories of Deviance

Social Organization Norms and Deviance

Definition Biological theories of deviance are explanations that focus on how biological factors,...

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Behavioral Theories of Deviance

Social Organization Norms and Deviance

Definition Behavioral theories of deviance explain how individuals learn and adopt deviant behavi...

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Anomie and Deviance

Social Organization Norms and Deviance

Definition Anomie theory of deviance, developed by sociologist Émile Durkheim, suggests that devi...

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Social Scripts

Social Interaction

Definition Social scripts in psychology refer to the learned sequences of behaviors that individu...

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Rumor

Social Interaction

Definition In sociology, a rumor is a piece of unverified information that circulates within a gr...

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Nonverbal Social Interaction

Social Interaction

Definition Nonverbal social interaction refers to the way people communicate and connect without ...

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Mass Hysteria

Social Interaction

Definition Mass hysteria, also known as collective hysteria or mass delusion, is a sociological p...

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Fad

Social Interaction

Definition A fad is a temporary and rapidly spreading phenomenon within a culture or society that...

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Ethnomethodology

Social Interaction

Definition Ethnomethodology is a sociological approach that studies how people create and maintai...

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Distance Zones

Social Interaction

Definition Distance zones refer to the invisible boundaries people maintain between themselves an...

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Cooperation as Social Interaction

Social Interaction

Definition Cooperation as social interaction refers to when two or more individuals work together...

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Competition as Social Interaction

Social Interaction

Definition Competition as social interaction refers to the way individuals or groups engage with ...

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Bystander Effect

Social Interaction

Definition    The bystander effect refers to a psychological phenomenon where individuals are les...

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