SOC 2700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Labeling Theory, Counterculture, Erving Goffman

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2700
• Professor: Stephanie Howells

Document Summary

Germantown avenue: nice at one end then changes drastically on the other end. Uncollected trash(seen as no one takes care of area) Boy"s in the hood- ricky: adheres to mainstream morals(decent oriented) Street families are families are those who tend to aggressively socialize their children, Socially skilled (avoid disrespecting others and maintain respect) Dresses hip has possessions that may require defending. Individuals who are strong/athletic- tend to be rewarded status. Power to those who are socially skilled(able to get along with others) In a society of saints, even actions that seemed fine to the rest of us would seem delinquant. Identifying rule breakers will allow us( the conformists) to feel confident in being separate. When we don"t have norms we don"t know how to behave. Suicides increased during times of large social changes. Single indiv more likely to commit suicide vs married. Durkheim found that married with children have lowest of all suicide rates.