final exam 2 | SOC 2404 - Deviant Behavior, Quizzes of Sociology of Deviance

Class: SOC 2404 - Deviant Behavior; Subject: Sociology; University: Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University; Term: Fall 2012;

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2011/2012

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TERM 1
production of culture
DEFINITION 1
focuses on how the symbolic elements of culture are shaped
by the systems within which they are created, distributed,
evaluated, taught, and preserved
TERM 2
production nexus
DEFINITION 2
technologylaw and regulationindustry structureorganizational
structureoccupational careersmarket
TERM 3
history of hacking
DEFINITION 3
phone+freak= "phreaking"1950s: single frequency
phones1960s: multiple frequency phones70s: old school
hackers80s: organizations: computer chaos club
TERM 4
hacker values
DEFINITION 4
access to computers should be unlim ited and totalall information
should be freemistrust authority--pro mote decentralizationhackers
should be judged by their hacking
freedom from social constructs of rac e, class, gender
you can create art and beauty on a computercomputers can
change your life for the better
or the worst, depends on control and authority
TERM 5
fandom
DEFINITION 5
a community built around shared enjoyment of a movie,
book, video game, band, tv show, hobby, sport, celebrity, or
other piece of popular culture.
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production of culture

focuses on how the symbolic elements of culture are shaped by the systems within which they are created, distributed, evaluated, taught, and preserved TERM 2

production nexus

DEFINITION 2 technologylaw and regulationindustry structureorganizational structureoccupational careersmarket TERM 3

history of hacking

DEFINITION 3 phone+freak= "phreaking"1950s: single frequency phones1960s: multiple frequency phones70s: old school hackers80s: organizations: computer chaos club TERM 4

hacker values

DEFINITION 4 access to computers should be unlimited and totalall information should be freemistrust authority--promote decentralizationhackers should be judged by their hacking freedom from social constructs of race, class, gender you can create art and beauty on a computercomputers can change your life for the better or the worst, depends on control and authority TERM 5

fandom

DEFINITION 5 a community built around shared enjoyment of a movie, book, video game, band, tv show, hobby, sport, celebrity, or other piece of popular culture.

adolescence-limited

characteristic of most offenders, deviant behavior begins in early teenage years and ends by mid-twenties TERM 7

life

DEFINITION 7 deviant behavior begins in early childhood and becomes increasingly delinquent with agemore serious and frequent offenses TERM 8

professional criminal

DEFINITION 8 one who sees crime as a way of life individual views themselves as a criminal and career choice involves some degree of socialization, training. thought to be learned through differential associations. involves at least a moderate degree of organization development of specialized language: argot TERM 9

turning points

DEFINITION 9 events in an individual's life that cause them to turn away from deviancejoining military, getting stable job, getting married/starting family TERM 10

burglary

DEFINITION 10 a form of property crimethe unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or theft.

patterns of exiting

one last big dealplan to change immediately, but never doquit with new alternative way to earn incomequit and work legitimately TERM 17

existential obstacles

DEFINITION 17 challenges to the delabeler's sense of identitytransition into a non-identityacceptance of the label as master statusexperiencing an identity void following delabeling TERM 18

cultural obstacles

DEFINITION 18 cultural preoccupation with therapeuticsindividuals told by medical experts that they had a disease and needed helptransitioning away from deviant label resulted in mistrust of the labelers