Ap Psychology Chapter 8 Summary
Chapter 8
Sex Distinction – the biological distinction between females and males.
Incest Taboo – a norm forbidding sexual relations or marriage between certain relatives.
1960 Birth Control – New technology also played a part in the sexual revolution. The birth control pill, introduced in 1960, not only prevented pregnancy but also made sex more convenient.
Premarital Sex – sexual intercourse before marriage – among young people.
Sexual Orientation – a person’s romantic and emotional attraction to another person.
Homophobia – discomfort over close personal interaction with people thought to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual.
Prostitution – the selling of sexual service.
90k Reported Rapes – more than 90,000 women each year report to the police that …show more content…
Social Inequality – who or what is labeled deviant depends on which categories of people hold power in a society.
Corporate Crime – the illegal actions of a corporation or people acting on its behalf.
*Arrest of Women – couldn’t find a fact to define this one!
Victimless Crimes – violations of law in which there are no obvious victims.
High Risk – people with high arrest rates are also at higher risk of being victims of crime.
Due Process – the idea that the criminal justice system should operate under the rule of law – guides the actions of police, court officials, and corrections officers.
Decline of Executions – as a public concern about the death penalty has increased, the use of capital punishment has declined, falling from 74 executions in 1997 to 37 in 2008.
No Elimination of Crime – criminal justice system cannot eliminate crime.
Chapter 10
Structural Social Mobility – a shift in the social position of large numbers of people due more to changes in society itself than to individual efforts.
Ideology – cultural beliefs that justify particular social arrangements, including patterns of
Sex Distinction – the biological distinction between females and males.
Incest Taboo – a norm forbidding sexual relations or marriage between certain relatives.
1960 Birth Control – New technology also played a part in the sexual revolution. The birth control pill, introduced in 1960, not only prevented pregnancy but also made sex more convenient.
Premarital Sex – sexual intercourse before marriage – among young people.
Sexual Orientation – a person’s romantic and emotional attraction to another person.
Homophobia – discomfort over close personal interaction with people thought to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual.
Prostitution – the selling of sexual service.
90k Reported Rapes – more than 90,000 women each year report to the police that …show more content…
Social Inequality – who or what is labeled deviant depends on which categories of people hold power in a society.
Corporate Crime – the illegal actions of a corporation or people acting on its behalf.
*Arrest of Women – couldn’t find a fact to define this one!
Victimless Crimes – violations of law in which there are no obvious victims.
High Risk – people with high arrest rates are also at higher risk of being victims of crime.
Due Process – the idea that the criminal justice system should operate under the rule of law – guides the actions of police, court officials, and corrections officers.
Decline of Executions – as a public concern about the death penalty has increased, the use of capital punishment has declined, falling from 74 executions in 1997 to 37 in 2008.
No Elimination of Crime – criminal justice system cannot eliminate crime.
Chapter 10
Structural Social Mobility – a shift in the social position of large numbers of people due more to changes in society itself than to individual efforts.
Ideology – cultural beliefs that justify particular social arrangements, including patterns of