Custom: Is a folkway or form of social behavior that,
having persisted a long period of time, has
become traditional and well established in a
society and has received some degree of formal
recognition
Deductive approach: An approach in which the
researcher attempts to derive specific assertions
and claims from a general theoretical principle;
an approach which goes from general theory to
particular claims
De-socialization: refers to stripping individuals of their
former life styles, beliefs, values and attitudes so
that they may take up other partially or totally
new life styles, attitudes and values.
Differential association theory: A sociological theory
of deviance and crime maintains that people
learn deviant acts through socialization;
Dramaturgy: A symbolic integrationist term referring to
the way individuals present themselves in
everyday life