SOC 2109 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Frank Tannenbaum, Counterculture, Social Constructionism

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2109
• Professor: Sam Alvaro

Document Summary

Soc 2109 (fall 2018), social psychology of deviance. Deviance in social psych: violation of cultural/societal norm. Hence to deviate from the norm: can be viewed as absolute or relative to the group being studied, societies divide deviance serious forms, representing mores and folkways, ex. If men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences (w. i. Thomas: labelling theory, frank tannenbaum (1938) crime and community, dramatization of evil in regard to youth, edwin lemert (1951) social psych, primary deviation-rule breaking, secondary deviation-agreement w/ societies reaction. Si : stigma and deviance: deviance can take many forms, goffman (1963) defined stigma as an attribute that is deeply discrediting , stigma can take 3 forms, physical deformity, being part of an undesirable social group, ex. Nazi"s, trump supporter, etc: character flaw, ex. Someone who should be in class but their at home all the time: colonization, you colonize the world to suit your needs to make it easier for you.