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Sociology
The study of societies and how they are shaped by people. It also concerns itself with how society affects the behavior of the individuals that are part of them.
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Twelve Tables
Sociology; Criminology
Early roman laws written around 450 b. C. Which regulated family, religious and economic life.
social class
Sociology; Criminology
Distinctions made between individuals on the basis of important defining social characteristics.
reward
Sociology; Criminology
Desirable behavioral consequences likely to increase the frequency of occurrence of that behavior.
quasi-experimental
Sociology; Criminology
Designs approaches to research which, although less powerful than experimental designs, are deemed worthy of use where better designs are not feasible.
descriptive statistics
Sociology; Criminology
Describe, summarize, or highlight the relationships within data which have been gathered.
techniques of neutralization
Sociology; Criminology
Culturally available justifications which can provide criminal offenders with the means to disavow responsibility for their behavior.
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