SOC 2106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Restorative Justice, Gender Inequality, Ethnomethodology
26 Feb 2016
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Rules + expectations by which a society guides behaviour of its members. They may either be prescriptive (don"t) or proscriptive (do) 2 types of norms identified by william graham summer: As we introduce norms, we respond critically to our own behaviour through shame or guilt. The practice of judging another culture by the standards of ones" own culture. Instead, they advocate cultural relativism, the practice of judging a culture by its own standards. Aspects of life seen to warrant concern and intervention. The identification of a social problem is the outcome of a social process including a moral evaluation of peoples" behaviours. Ex: crime, child abuse, poverty, substance abuse, racism. In analyzing a social problem, it is important to identify the group of people for whom the behaviour is a problem. No shoes, no shirt, no service control homeless. C. wright mills distinguished between personal troubles + public issues. Personal troubles are things that affect individuals and their immediate surroundings.
