Sociology 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Labeling Theory
1 Oct 2018
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Deviance involves breaking a norm and evoking a negative reaction from others. Crime is deviance that breaks a law, which is a norm stipulated enforce by government bodies. What some people consider normal, others consider deviant, and vice versa. From a sociological point a view, everyone is a deviant in one social context or another. No act is deviant in and of itself. From a sociological point of view, everyone is deviant in one context or another. People who are observed committing more serious acts of deviance are typically punished, either informally or formally. Informal punishment: involves a mild sanction that is imposed during face-to- face interaction, not the judicial system (e. g raised eyebrow, gossip, ostracism, shaming, or stigmatization. When people are stigmatized, they are negatively evaluated because of a marker that distinguishes them from others. Formal punishment takes place when the judicial system penalized someone for breaking a law. Types of deviance and crime vary in terms of:
