SOCI 1000U Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Frankfurt School, Alternative Lifestyle, Mind Control
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A sub-group that does not challenge mainstream society. A subgroup that does challenge mainstream society. Sometimes things pretend to be counter-culture when they really are subculture: deviance (sociological definition) Deviance = ways of thinking and acting that are subject to social control. Social control = the ways in which members of social groups express their disapproval of people and behaviour. This helps sociologists avoid certain problems as they look at the issue of deviance. Criminals, child molesters, drug addicts, alcoholics, the mentally ill, chronic liars, members of religious cults. Notice that this requires the researcher to make a value judgment. In other words, the labeling of these as deviant is subjective. Subjective labeling attributes a moral stance to the observed behaviour: harmful behaviours = murderers, rapists, thieves, etc, statistically = a deviant behaviour is a behaviour which is uncommon. But, many non-harmful members of society are labeled deviant by society, and may.
