SOC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Rationality, Physiognomy, Solitary Confinement

• School: UTM
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC100H5
• Professor: Nathan Innocente

Document Summary

Differs from norms, causing a negative reaction. Statistical = if you are involved in abnormal behavior, you are deviant. Absolute = that there is a universal definition of what is right and wrong. Normative = an act is considered deviant if the majority agrees upon it, however, because this form of deviance is depending on the severity of social response it is also subject to change. Deviance in the form of laws that are broken. Stories and sin are a method of teaching deviance (what is right and wrong). Supernatural or demonic cause: deviance is the result of some sort of . Witchcraft or paganism: other religions are deviant. Enlightenment rationality the process of rationalizing deviance: the benefits of deviance outweigh the cons. Deterrence the process of putting harsher deterrence on act of deviance. Physiognomy facial features determine behavior and personality. Phrenology deformity of the skull is a sign of a deviant person. Eugenics deviance is singularly attributed to genetics.