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Theories 1700s to 1960s: Key Terms
Key Terms


The following terms are essential in order to complete the exercises in this unit. Click on the term to see its definition.
A


Age of Enlightenment
anomie



 appeal to higher loyalties
attachment
B


belief



 born criminal
C


commitment
concentric zones
condemnation of the condemners



 conflict subculture
conformity
criminal subculture
D


delinquent subcultures
denial of responsibility
denial of the victim
deterrence
differential association
differential opportunity
drift
due process
F



fetishism of money
G



General theory of crime
h


hedonism



 human dignity
I


innovation
institutional anomie theory



 involvement
L


life history




M


middle-class measuring rod

P


phrenology
positivism
R


rebellion
retreatism
retreatist subculture
ritualism
S


self-control
social bonds
social disorganization
stratified society
strain
status
status-frustration
S


transitional neighborhood
techniques of neutralization
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