SOC 0005 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Consumerism, Extortion, Mcdonaldization
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Characteristics of deviance: behavior of characteristics, acts that deviate from social norms, a non evaluative term (academically, people doing things that are not taken for granted, a label used to maintain power, control, and position of a dominant group, ex. Labeling theory 3 stages of deviance: primary deviance, person commits act, person is considered deviant, treated as a deviant, person considers self as deviant, secondary deviance, self identified deviant commits more deviant acts, ex. employment applications, check box for committing acts of crime, may deter from hiring (cid:224) goes back deviant behaviors (self fulfilling prophecy, tertiary deviance, attempts to normalize deviant behavior, ex. How they fit into labeling theory labeling theorists terrorism is what the other person does : state directed act as agents of a government, state sponsored generally operates independently but receive support from one or more governments, sub national organizations traditional group of people who come up with terrorism plans, acceptable (times of self defense.
