Describe Cognitive Therapy

question 31

Short Answer

Describe cognitive therapy.

Comprehend the sociological perspectives on punishment and treatment in response to deviance.

Examine the role of social structure and strain in influencing criminal behavior.

Understand the medicalization of deviance and its criticisms.

Analyze the disparity in societal responses to deviance based on race, gender, and class.

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Definitions:

Mortality

The state of being subject to death; often used statistically to refer to the rate of death in a population.

Median Age

The age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups, half of the people being older than this age and half younger.

Canadian

Pertaining to Canada or its people, culture, or characteristics.

Socialization

The process by which individuals learn and adopt the norms, values, and behaviors appropriate to their society.