Soc. Exam 2 Formal organization-a group designed for a special purpose and structured for maximum efficiency. Bureaucracy- a component of formal organization in which rules and hierarchical ranking are used to achieve efficiency. Ideal type- Weber meant a construct or model that serves as a measuring rod against which actual cases can be evaluated. Divisions of Labor- specialized experts perform specific tasks. Hierarchy of Authority- each position is under the supervision of a higher authority
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comparatively few rules to violate‚ and people are socialized into long standing traditions in a communal society. Because associated societies are complex‚ they require many laws and rules. Also‚ they are impersonal‚ and tradition is not adequate to prevent deviance. However‚ many associational societies are diverse‚ and the mix of ethnicities‚ language‚ and regional differences requires coordination‚ which in turn requires laws and rules. The focus in an associational society is on the offender when determining
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and they have a low self image. Sometimes people except labels of other‚ so it is hard for them to change this label. Some people feel that deviance can be a set of characteristics of a group‚ but it is not. Ihis is the process that happen between deviants and non-deviants. The three typology of deviance‚ and the first one is pure deviance. Pure deviance the person gets what is coming to them‚ and society has correctly appraised the situation because of bad behavior.Falsely accused is not guilty
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Deviant Behavior and Social Control Deviance is only considered to be deviance when the actions go against what are considered the norms of the group. Is a group of cannibals in the South American jungle eating fellow human beings considered deviant behavior? Is kissing your loved one in a public place to show affection considered deviant behavior? What about a person laying down a small rug and praying wherever they are at certain times throughout the day. There is no definite
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Labelling theory refers to the ability to attach a label to a person or group of people and in so doing the label becomes more important than the individual. The label becomes the dominant form of identify and takes on ‘Master Status’ (Becker 1963; Lemert 1967) so that the person can no longer be seen other than through the lens of the label. Words‚ just like labels‚ are containers of meaning. In this case‚ the label and the meaning attached to it becomes all that the person is rather than a temporary
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Javier‚ A. “Goffman’s Legacy”. Rowman and Littlefield publishers. 2003. 2. Powers‚ H. Charles. “Making sense of Social Theory: A practical Introduction. Rowman and Little field publishers. 2004. 3. Lemers‚ C. Charles; Winter F. Michael. “Crime and Deviance: Essays and Innovations of Edwin M. Lemert”. Rowman and Littlefield publishers. 2000. 4. Hagan‚ E. Frank. “Introduction to Criminology: Theories‚ Methods and Criminal Behavior‚ 7th Ed.” . Sage publications. 2011. 5. Lilly‚ J. Robert; Cullen‚ T
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Creating Deviance Rules: A Macroscopic Model Author(s): Ronald J. Troyer and Gerald E. Markle Source: The Sociological Quarterly‚ Vol. 23‚ No. 2 (Spring‚ 1982)‚ pp. 157-169 Published by: Blackwell Publishing on behalf of the Midwest Sociological Society Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4106327 Accessed: 16/11/2009 09:18 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR
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Deviance is not usually a crime‚ but may be seen as one. Deviance is when someone breaks the norms and values of a society‚ but the act is not illegal. Crime is where a person beaks the law of land‚ they either do something they shouldn’t‚ or they don’t do something they should. Crime and deviance can be measured with the use of Official Crime Statistic (OCS). OCS is the crimes which are reported by the victim‚ and then further recorded by the Police. Not all crimes are recorded by the Police‚ which
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I. Managing Human Behavior Introduction Its purpose is to provide a concise understanding of basic human behavior‚ how it manifests in the workplace‚ and how to work with it. - People‚ human beings‚ carry out the tasks‚ projects‚ and major strategies in any organization. When a leader understands this it can make the difference between frustration and joy‚ mediocrity and greatness‚ failure and success. If more leaders really understood human
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them for a profit. These may be acts of deviance but unfortunately we did not talk about setting your own apartment on fire in our class discussion so the three acts of deviance I chose are drugs‚ alcohol‚ and suicide. There are two main theories of deviance and they are the Positivist and the Constructionist. The positivist theory “holds deviance to be absolutely and intrinsically real” (Thio‚ 4). The positivist theory I feel best describes the deviance in Fight Club is the Anomie Strain Theory
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