SOCI 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Boogie 2Nite, Social Inequality, Sexual Orientation
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Behaviour that differsfrom normal: behaviour incurs public disapproval, behaviour that is subjectto some form of sanction. Deviance:involves breaking a norm/evoking negative reaction from other. Crime:deviance breaks a law, which is a norm stipulated & enforced by government bodies. Marijuana use in canada & elsewhere -more broadly publicly accepted within realm. Whereas, today smoking cigarettes in public spaces (bars, cafes, etc. ) in many countries is considered deviant behaviour. Sexual orientation (in canada) -homosexuality decriminalised in 1969, yet values & scientific opinions do not change overnight. 319 of criminal code) prohibits wilful promotion of hatred against any group based on "colour, race, sexual orientation, religion/ethnic group" Public disapproval (stigma) & sanction (correction/punishment) differs in relation to strength of norms & values within an institution/society. Education/work play into the kind jobs and how this can affect. Power elites: status & power to create these norms and pass these laws. Those who do not conform to capitalist society.
