SOC 3750 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Hypermasculinity, Organizational Effectiveness, Cluster Analysis

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 3750
• Professor: Patrick Parnaby

Document Summary

Trained to have that distinction from the beginning, carrying this thought process throughout their career. Stems from their training and on the job. Also comes from exposure to danger and criminality they are faced with and this can become a defense mechanism. Policing is experiences as a constant struggle against an other . Can argue that the binary moral order is functional: Facilitates decisive, concrete action allows officers to deal when exercising authority or violence is easier when you delegitimize or denigrate the other . They exhibit the us vs. them mentality backstage, not front stage on the street. Racist, pejorative, discriminatory talk is backstage performance. Have each others back on the street and criminal justice system. When one cop messes up, the whole team pays mentality. Solidarity and trust simplify social interaction you know that if you need them while getting the job done, you will get them.