Sociology 2259 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: The Burning Times, Red Riding, Shampoo
22 Apr 2013
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Prior to the enlightenment, deviance was thought of as both causal and supernatural. (pre 1700s) People understood life and reality (including deviance) in terms of myths, parables and stories . They explained experiences and often were created to help people conform in terms of social control, regulation and the consequences of non-conformity (we still often use these stories to raise our children) Many stories during this time were geared to children. Teaching children about the consequences of deviant behavior. Slovenly peter: translated from german by mark twain. Konrad the thumb sucker suck your thumb and it will get cut off. (these stories are considered too harsh for children today) The boy who cried wolf don"t be a liar something bad will happen. Little red riding hood don"t talk to strangers. (modern story) original story was about sexual assault according to the professor. The emperors new clothes story about vanity and public humiliation.
