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The individuals in the Aschs experiment usually gave the same wrong answer out
of fear of being ridiculed or thought to be peculiar. Apparently, people conform for
two main reasons: because they want to fit in with the group (normative influence)
and because they believe the group is better informed than they are (informal
influence).
Conformity and crime are two sides of the same coin, to explain one is to explain
the other will occur unless prevented by strong social and personal control. The
sociological concept of social control includes both socialization, in which a person
acquires self-control, and the control over the persons behavior through the
external application of social sanctions, reward for conformity and punishment for
deviance.
3.Beckers theory explains deviance as a social process whereby some people are
able to defined as deviant. It emphasizes that the deviance is relative, it is not until
a label is given to someone by someone else in a position of social power that the
person actually became deviant, whenever controls break down or weaker deviance
is likely to result.
Miami Teen Killed in Hit-and-Run accident
3.Detail: the family of a Miami teen in a hit-and-run accident held a vigil on Friday
for the young girl who had a bright future. Dericka Bank, 18, was struck on February
28th when her boyfriend was walking her home along NW 13 th avenue. The couple
was crossing NW 54 street when her boyfriend satchel Rivers, said a car slammed
into Dericka and just kept going. Dericka suffered head trauma, multiple broken
bones and is not able on her own. She die earlier this week. She had just turned 18
and had big plans for her future. Her family said the high school junior has already
received a scholarship for college. City of Miami police released flyers on Friday of
the possible make on model of the vehicle which hit Dericka. According to
authorities, surveillance video revealed it was a 2008 green Toyota Corolla CE. The
vehicle should also have extensive damage to the right front hood area including a
smashed windshield. The vehicle also had a for sale sign on the passenger and rare
window.
The perpetrator was later caught and charged with vehicular manslaughter and
leaving the scene of a crime. He was sentenced to 15 year in prison.
Kendall, D. (2014). Sociology in Our Times, 10e, 10th Edition. [Vital Source Bookshelf version].
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MIAMI (CBS Miami) The family of a Miami teen killed in a hit-and-run accident held a vigil on Friday
for the young