deviance — Commonsensically, deviance has been seen as an attribute, as something inherent in a certain kind of behaviour or person: the delinquent, the homosexual, the mentally ill, and so forth. Indeed, this was a position which had a certain credence in… … Dictionary of sociology
amplification of deviance — See deviance amplification … Dictionary of sociology
Deviancy amplification spiral — (also simply called deviance amplification) is a media hype phenomenon defined by media critics as a cycle of increasing numbers of reports on a category of antisocial behavior or some other undesirable event, leading to a moral panic. The term… … Wikipedia
ДЕВИАЦИОННОЕ ПРЕУВЕЛИЧЕНИЕ — (deviance amplification) процесс, в котором масштабы и серьезность девиации искажаются и преувеличиваются для того, чтобы агенты социального контроля проявили больший интерес к якобы существующему явлению. Тем самым строится большое количество… … Большой толковый социологический словарь
ДЕВИАНТНОСТИ УСИЛЕНИЕ — (DEVIANCE AMPLIFICATION) Термин, предложенный Л.Т. Уилкинсом (Wilkins, 1964). Он указывает на то, что значительная доля тех действий, которые считаются в обществе девиантными, является непреднамеренным следствием полицейского контроля, освещения… … Социологический словарь
labelling — labelling, labelling theory Labelling theory was a major thrust of the sceptical revolution in the sociology of deviance during the 1950s and 1960s. The orthodox criminology of the immediate post war period, both in Britain and America, treated a … Dictionary of sociology
societal reaction — In the labelling theory of deviance, the societal reaction refers to the range of formal and informal agencies of social control including the law, media, police, and family which, through their responses towards the deviant, greatly affect… … Dictionary of sociology
List of sociology topics — This is a list of topics covered in sociology. This is a shorter list: List of basic sociology topics. NOTOC A absolute poverty achieved status acid rain acute disease adaptation Adultism affect control theory affirmative action affluent… … Wikipedia
Dark figure of crime — The dark figure of (or for) crime is a term employed by criminologists and sociologists to describe the amount of unreported or undiscovered crime, which calls into question the reliability of official crime statistics. Victim studies, such as… … Wikipedia
Anti-cult movement — The anti cult movement (abbreviated ACM and sometimes called the countercult movement) is a term used by academics and others to refer to groups and individuals who oppose cults and new religious movements. Sociologists David G. Bromley and Anson … Wikipedia
