Notes:deviance- violation of social norms
agents of social control-informal and formal groups that control the behavior of members of society
informal social control- individuals and groups that unofficially reinforce social norms
formal social control- groups and organizations whose specific function is to control the behavior of members of societies and reinforce social norms
social stigma- a label associating an individual with a set of unwanted characteristics that form a stereotype
labeling theory- individuals labeled as deviant are more likely to act on the label
primary deviance- violations of norms that do not result in being labeled as deviant
secondary deviance-norm violations that result in being publicly labeled as a deviant and outsider
tertiary deviance- normalizing deviant behavior by labeling it as non deviant
differential association theory- a process by which individuals learn deviant and criminal behavior from associating with deviants and criminals
crime- an offense in violation of public law