NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
SOCIOLOGY
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Social Sanctions
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Anomie
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Stigma
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Victim Discounting
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Detailed explanation-1: -Another is victim discounting: this is where the seriousness of a crime is reduced if the victim is of a lower status (racial, economic, gender, etc.)
Detailed explanation-2: -Victim discounting reduces the seriousness of crimes directed at members of lower social classes. White-collar crime is any crime committed by respectable and high-status people in the course of their occupations.
Detailed explanation-3: -The term victim discounting refers to marginalization of the negative effects of a victim’s experience, underreporting of victims in crime statistics, and disproportionate administrations of rewards and punishments by social institutions-primarily the law and media.
Detailed explanation-4: -Victim discounting occurs when police investigate the same types of crimes more vigorously in upper-class neighborhoods than in lower-class neighborhoods. White-collar crimes are generally less significant than other forms of crime.