Chapters 6 & 7 Groups and Deviance

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1 Name: Period: Chapters 6 & 7 Groups and Deviance Goals Define the concepts of groups, social categories and social aggregate List the major characteristics of primary and secondary groups Describe the five types of social interaction Define deviance Define social control and identify the major types of social control Discuss the positive and negative consequences of deviance. Differentiate the functional, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism theories on deviance Describe the four approaches to crime control Vocabulary group social category social aggregate primary group primary relationships secondary group secondary relationships reference group social network cooperation conflict social exchange coercion conformity groupthink negative deviance positive deviance deviant social control social sanctions primary deviance secondary deviance stigma crime criminal justice system deterrence retribution incarceration rehabilitation recidivism deviance

2 Chapter 6 - Groups At least 2 or more people who have one or more in common and share common ways of and. Have with one another. some ways of thinking, feeling and behaving. Take one another s into account. Have one or more or in. Primary Groups People who are close and know one another well. one another s company. Characterized by that are Secondary Groups interactions oriented Characterized by that Involve only parts of your personality. intimate, personal, caring and fulfilling. Functions 1. Function Examples Examples

3 Social Networks Includes people we socially interact with during our lifetimes includes primary AND secondary groups The has greatly expanded our social networks Social networks can provide: Social Interactions efforts to reach a goal Used when resources are an opponent Having a is essential! Builds within groups Action performed in expectation of receiving something in not relationship is key. Cooperation Conflict Social Exchange others to behave in a certain way Central element is Milgram Experiment: Coercion Behavior to match group expectations Groupthink: thinking based on group belief and pressure to conform Conformity Asch Experiment: Bystander Effect:

4 Chapter 7 - Deviance Deviance: Positive Deviance Negative Deviance primary Deviance secondary Deviance Benefits & Costs of Deviance

5 Curbing Deviance Social Control: ways to encourage to norms. Internal = External = CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM Components Approaches to Control Police Deterrence Retribution Incarceration Rehabilitation Courts Capital Punishment Recidivism Correctional Facilities

6 Directions: If you find a statement to be false, replace the underlined word with one that will make the statement true. If the statement is true, write TRUE on the line. The first one has been done for you. True 1. Crime is behavior that violates the law. 2. A person who engages in only occasional instances of deviance is engaging in retribution. 3. A behavior that departs from a society s norms is considered recidivism. 4. Deviance attempts to resocialize criminals so that they can be productive members of society. 5. The ways that society attempts to promote conformity are referred to as social control. 6. Groupthink attempts to make a criminal pay compensation for his illegal acts. 7. A(n) stigma is characteristic of an individual that others use to deny full social acceptance to that person. 8. A(n) incarceration consists of reward or punishment that encourages people to behave in a certain way. 9. A person who regularly engages in deviant behavior that becomes an important part of her life is engaging in primary deviance. 10. Rehabilitation occurs when an individual returns to criminal behavior.

7 True or False: Decide if the statement is true or false and write T or F in the blank. 1. Domination always involves the use of physical force. 2. Members of a group should attempt to avoid conflict because it interferes with the group s achieving its goals. 3. The entire collection of relationships that connects an individual to other individuals and groups makes up his or her social network. 4. The weaker a person s attachment to a group, the more likely he or she will conform to the group s standards of behavior. 5. Suffragists marching for the right to vote in the early 1900s could NOT be seen as deviant because their cause was moral and just. 6. Rehabilitation attempts to resocialize criminals so they can become productive members of society. Multiple Choice: Write the letter of the best answer in the blank. 7. The collection of all the people who witnesses a train accident make up a(n) a. Primary group c. Social aggregate b. Secondary group d. Reference group 8. Why is the collection of all the mothers in a large city NOT considered a group? a. They are not all in contact with one another. b. They have different social statuses. c. They have no common interests. d. They are not all deviant. 9. When farmers voluntarily band together to harvest the crops of a neighbor who is in the hospital, they are exhibiting a. cooperation c. domination b. coercion d. groupthink 10. The major reason for incarceration is a. people cannot commit crimes if they are in jail. b. people in jail are more likely to make retribution than those who are not. c. people who are incarcerated are less likely to commit future crimes than those who get away with crime without being caught. d. it is the least expensive way of dealing with criminals. 11. Which of the following is NOT part of the criminal justice system? a. police b. people who are arrested c. court system d. correctional institutions

8 Short Answer: Write one or two complete sentences to answer the questions. 12. List three groups to which you belong. List three social categories to which you belong. 13. Give an example of a primary group and a secondary group to which you belong. Which group has the stronger impact on your life? Why? 14. Explain what it means to internalize a social norm. Give an example of a norm that you have internalized. 15. Do you think most teenagers engage in primary deviance? Why or why not? 16. State two ways in which you school administration exerts social control over students.