SOC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Embezzlement, Norm (Social), Ritualism In The Church Of England
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The term conformity can conjure up images of mindless imitation of a peer group. Deviance: behavior that violates the standards of conduct or expectations of a group or society. Beauty myth is referred to an exaggerated ideal of beauty, beyond the reach of all buy a few females, which has unfortunate consequences. Deviance involves the violation of group norms, which may or may not be formalized into law. From a sociological perspective, deviance is hardly objective or set in stone. Rather, it is subject to social definition within a particular society and at a particular time. Groups with the greatest status and power define what is acceptable and what is deviant. Stigma: describes the labels society uses to devalue members of certain social groups. Feminist sociologists have accurately notes that the beauty myth makes many women feel uncomfortable with themselves, men to lack confidence in their appearance.
