Sociology 2259 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Edwin Sutherland, Culture Jamming, Argot
29 Jan 2019
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Subculture & social learning theories : explain deviance as behaviour or ideas that are produced in subcultures and are transmitted through learning . Subcultures are groups of people who reject in many ways the influence and norms of the dominant culture: culture is what you need to know to be a member. If you can learn conformity, you can learn deviance. Culture jamming as subculture: challenging dominant cultures ideas. Subcultures often involve values and norms that are deviant from the perspective of the wider culture: 5 points that are characteristic on subcultures, 1) argot. Language and phrases that are unique to specific groups: are a sign of insider status, a way of keeping outsiders out. Shared belief and norms: culture is only one way in which we can interpret out social world, 5) mutually supporting networks. Subculture develop because of repeated contact: very difficult to "cure" a member whose deviance stems from being a member.
