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Top Managers Make Less Use of _________ Skills Than Supervisory

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Top managers make less use of _________ skills than supervisory managers.

Understand the concept and theories related to deviance and social control.
Identify and critique the weaknesses inherent in various theories of deviance.
Explain the relationship between capitalism and deviance as posited by conflict theory.
Analyze the pros and cons of labeling theory in understanding deviance.

Definitions:

Socialized

A rephrased definition: The state of being acclimated and integrated into the customs, norms, and practices of a society or group.

Achieved Status

A status earned through individual effort or imposed by others.

Resocialization

The process of learning new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors to match a new situation in life.

Total Institution

A place where people are isolated from the rest of society and controlled by an administrative staff, often including prisons, military bases, or mental hospitals, as described by Erving Goffman.

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