SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Gender Identity, Marxist Feminism, Jock Young
16 Jan 2017
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Humans act toward things on the basis of the meaning they ascribe those things. Meanings come from the social interaction one has with others. Meanings change as we try to make sense of the things we encounter. Explains how crime and deviance are defined and how those in power react to rule breaking. Deviant identities: (anything that goes against a social norm) Secondary deviance: (society reacts to the act) female and male examples: once labeled you continue to act that way. *not everyone who is has been labeled eternalizes the label. Argued: capitalism would inevitably produce internal tensions that would lead to its own destruction. Wanted the workers to rise up and over throw the capitalist. Emphasizes social, political, and economic inequality between social groups. Focus on conflict between powerful and less powerful classes. Argue: houldn"t assume laws are agreed upon social values. Criminologists should focus on rule makers, not just rule breakers.
