SOC 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Amelia Bloomer, Social Fact, Anomie

• School: College of The Sequoias
• Department: Sociology (SOC)
• Course: SOC 001
• Professor: silva

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Conformity, deviance and crime (start of material for exam. Basic elements of the study of deviance. Modes of action that do not conform to the norms or values held by most members of a group or society. Norms: rules of conduct that specify appropriate behavior in a given social situation or context. Norms typically reflect divisions of power, class, gender, race, etc. E. g. , chambliss reading on saints" and roughnecks"; or bergen county vs. union county youths. Sanctions: formal or informal ways of rewarding or punishing behavior to ensure conformity with social expectations. Better to think of deviance than deviants": nobody breaks all rules. Sometimes deviance is just odd ways of trying to observe norms (e. g. , when you gotta go ) Deviance can be practiced by individuals or groups. A subculture whose members hold values that differ substantially from those of the majority. E. g. , straight edge, hell"s angels, the amish, jazz musicians.