Sociology Chapter 13 terms

Having five or more drinks on the same occasion (that is, at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days.

A personal trait characterized by a pervasive psychological dependence on mood-altering substances.

Using the Internet for purposes of prostitution in order to shield identities and contact clients.

Having five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days.

A person who creates moral rules, which thus reflect the values of those in power, rather than any objective, universal standards of right and wrong.

A drug that produces sleep and relieves pain, such as heroin, morphine, and opium; a habit-forming drug.

Material that violates community standards of morality or decency and has no redeeming social value.

Bizarre or abnormal sexual practices that may involve nonhuman objects, humiliation, or children.

Sexually explicit books, magazines, films, and DVDs intended to provide sexual titillation and excitement for paying customers.

The period from 1919 until 1933, when the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution outlawed the sale of alcohol; also known as the noble experiment.

The granting of nonmarital sexual access for remuneration.

Behavior that is outlawed because it threatens the general well-being of society and challenges its accepted moral principles.

The injury caused to others by willful wrongful conduct.

The drive to prohibit the sale of alcohol in the United States, culminating in ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment in 1919.

Public order crime that violates the moral order but has no specific victim other than society as a whole.