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  1. deviance
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  2. nonconformity
    failure to follow accepted standards of behavior
  3. able-bodied
    having a strong healthy body
  4. theorize
    construct a hypothesis about
  5. predictor
    information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events
  6. insight
    clear or deep perception of a situation
  7. psychological
    mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
  8. socialization
    the adoption of the behavior of the surrounding culture
  9. delinquency
    nonpayment of a debt when due
  10. attribute
    a quality belonging to or characteristic of an entity
  11. containment
    the act of keeping something from spreading
  12. inherently
    in an essential manner
  13. unique
    the single one of its kind
  14. diverse
    distinctly dissimilar or unlike
  15. moral
    concerned with principles of right and wrong
  16. virtue
    the quality of doing what is right
  17. vice
    a specific form of evildoing
  18. reaffirm
    assert once again
  19. status quo
    the existing state of affairs
  20. cloister
    residence that is a place of religious seclusion
  21. means
    how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
  22. goal
    the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve
  23. conventional
    following accepted customs and proprieties
  24. attain
    gain with effort
  25. innovation
    the act of starting something for the first time
  26. ritualism
    exaggerated emphasis on the importance of rites or ritualistic forms in worship
  27. counterculture
    a lifestyle and set of values that oppose societal norms
  28. legitimate
    in accordance with accepted standards or principles
  29. illegitimate
    contrary to or forbidden by law
  30. notorious
    known widely and usually unfavorably
  31. norm
    a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
  32. stigma
    a symbol of disgrace or infamy
  33. discredited
    being unjustly brought into disrepute
  34. degradation
    a change to a lower state
  35. retrospective
    concerned with or related to the past
  36. objectivity
    judgment based on observable phenomena
  37. promiscuity
    indulging in promiscuous sexual relations
  38. differential
    a quality that distinguishes between similar things
  39. extensive
    large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
  40. restrain
    hold back
  41. egalitarian
    favoring social equality
  42. conversely
    with the terms of the relation reversed
  43. unworthy
    lacking in value or merit
  44. freeloader
    someone who takes advantage of the generosity of others
  45. plight
    a situation from which extrication is difficult
  46. suite
    the group following and attending to some important person
  47. embezzlement
    the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property
  48. oversimplification
    a simplification that goes too far
  49. assault
    attack someone physically or emotionally
  50. enact
    order by virtue of superior authority; decree
  51. gratified
    having received what was desired
  52. constraint
    the state of being physically limited
  53. subculture
    a distinctive social group within a national society
Created on Wed Sep 29 12:16:59 EDT 2010 (updated Wed Sep 29 12:41:38 EDT 2010)

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