KEY TERMS
Corporate crime illegal activity that is committed in the furtherance of business operations of a corporation but that is not the central purpose of the corporation
Folkways established norms of common practices such as those that specify modes of dress, etiquette, and language use
Legalization the process by which norms are moved from the social to the legal level
Mores societal norms associated with intense feelings of right or wrong and definite rules of conduct that are simply not to be violated
Negative sanctions penalties imposed on those who violate norms
Occupational crime crime committed by individuals for personal gain in connection with their occupations
Positive sanctions actions, such as a promotion, a bonus, and encouragement, that are intended to reward conformity
Social control the methods used by members of a society to maintain order and to promote predictability of behavior
Socialization the process of learning the rules of behavior for a given social group
Victimless crimes crimes involving willing participants and for which any harm occurs primarily to the participating individuals themselves
White-collar crime crime committed by persons of respectability and high status in the course of their occupation