Sociology 2259 Lecture Notes - Risk It
16 Nov 2012
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What you find deviant depends on your standpoint on deviance. Humans are distinct because we have imaginations and can foresee consequences for our actions. Experiencing the thrill without actually taking the risk. It can distort the perception of things by forcing us to stare at the hardbodies instead of the softbodies (serial killers in comparison to shoplifters) Deviance isn"t marginalized because social norms change (ex. a pregnant lady smoking a cigarette: reform. Trying to fix deviance: most people go in to this type of work because some own personal trauma. If someone labels some a deviant this also comes from a personal trauma makes you an advocate for reform: try to take the deviant label away by using other terms (ex. mentally ill) Conflict that comes with social change generally labels people as deviant. People with some sort of power invest interest in labelling a group as deviant: self protection & sophistication.
