SOCPSY 3B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Money Laundering, Body Modification, Grounded Theory

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Social Psychology
• Course: SOCPSY 3B03
• Professor: Erica Speakman

Document Summary

Means of earning a living in an illegitimate way. Making a lot of money in a short period of time. Something done on the side -- side job. Not usually a master status; can be discreditable (more covert) Deviant work may lead to deviant identity and vice versa. Community based -- often working with others who are deviant/engaging in these deviant behaviours. Difference in def"n depending on what case is being studied. Allows participants to explain their reasoning and experiences. Whether or not they have actually experienced stigma. "the study of human behaviour is the study of human lived experience and that human experience is rooted in people"s meanings, interpretations, activities, and interactions (prus, p. 9) Social identity: a person whose sense of who they are is based on their group membership. Consideration of the level of commitment to the identity associated with the deviant work. Strength of the connection to actor"s own identity.