TERM 1
anomie-strain theory
DEFINITION 1
examines how the breakdown of social norms causes
deviance. the ways in which society encourages deviant
behavior
TERM 2
social-learning theory
DEFINITION 2
people are likely to engage in family violence if they have
been exposed to violence in one way or another, and learn
that violence is on appropriate way to deal with interpersonal
problems
TERM 3
conflict theory
DEFINITION 3
the theory that modern society is pluralistic, diverse and full
of conflicts
TERM 4
phenomelogical theory
DEFINITION 4
to search into people's subjectivity, including their
consciousness, perceptions, attitudes, feelings, and opinions
about deviance. study situated meanings and the subjects
interpretation of their own behavior
TERM 5
postmodernist
DEFINITION 5
criticizes the positivist search for objective truth +
deconstructs, or analyzes the phenomena to understand their
component parts, in the same way phenomenologists try to
reduce subjective experiences
