MGMT 301 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ascribed Status, Egotism, Anomie
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Cut off from society and stripped of individuality. Degradation ceremonies: goal is to degrade individual and take away individual"s self to prepare to give a new one. Depersonalization: how one is forced to give up individuality through activities like shaving ones head or wearing a uniform. Different subgroups have different norms: what is considered to be deviant: May be considered normative at another time. Non sociological explanations of why people deviate: lombroso"s study. Worked in italian prisons, argued that deviants. Egoism- occurs when people are not well integrated into society. Anomie- rapid social change/confusion: deviance is frequently a learned social behavior, marijuana: Learning to enjoy the effects: chambliss- it is not what you do, but who you are. Labeling theorists- focus not on the one who commits the deviant act but on the response of the audience. Primary deviance- initial sometimes unintentional act of deviance. Secondary deviance- subsequent acts of deviance after primary. Achieved status- what one gains from accomplishments.
